Iran Mineral Trade Surplus Rises to $3.8b (Mar-Oct 2018)

Iran's trade surplus of mineral products increased to $3.8 billion at the end of the seventh month of the current fiscal year on Oct. 22, the latest official data show.
Iran exported about 34.98 million tons of mineral products worth over $5.81 billion during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Oct. 22), down 9% in tonnage and up 6% in value compared with last fiscal year's corresponding period.
Imports stood at 2.31 million tons worth $2.01 billion, dropping 34% in tonnage and 27% in value year-on-year, according to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization's latest report, which draws on the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration's data.