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22 May 2013 [09:37] - Today.Az
Iran's exports to Central Asian countries increased during the
country's first month of the new calendar started on March 2013,
compared to the similar period last year (1391).
However Iran's Custom Administration's latest published statistics
show export values in first moth of Iranian year decreased significantly
compared to the previous month (February 20 to March 20).
Iran exported $84,544,979worth of non-oil goods to these countries
during Mar 20-Apr 20, 2013, indicating a 9.2 per cent increase compared
to the same period in the last solar year and a 57 per cent decrease
compared to the previous month in the Iran calendar.
Iran's non-oil exports table to five Central Asia countries, based on USD:
Country
|
Mar 20-Apr 20
2013
|
Mar 20-Apr 20
2012
|
Feb 20 to Mar 20, 2013
|
last solar year (1391)
|
Two years ago
(1390)
|
Turkmenistan
|
54,246,605
|
46,900,047
|
82,372,549
|
749,114,979
|
532,502,290
|
Tajikistan
|
16,338,693
|
20,745,356
|
30,286,997
|
263,079,257
|
194,964,008
|
Kazakhstan
|
8,512,360
|
5,473,819
|
20,421,068
|
135,245,216
|
84,519,403
|
Uzbekistan
|
3,534,334
|
3,476,269
|
8,513,915
|
91,725,193
|
76,309,424
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
1,912,987
|
1,417,722
|
4,985,738
|
43,259,593
|
40,101,798
|
Total
|
84,544,979
|
78,013,213
|
146,580,267
|
1,282,424,238
|
928,396,923
|
The figures indicate around a 7.3 per cent increase in Iran's total
non-oil exports to Central Asia during the last solar year, compared to
the previous one.
Iran's non-oil imports table to five Central Asia countries, based on the USD:
Country
|
Mar 20-Apr 20
2013
|
Mar 20-Apr 20
2012
|
Feb 20 to Mar 20, 2013
|
last solar year (1391)
|
Two years ago
(1390)
|
Turkmenistan
|
12,459,428
|
2,483,620
|
14,925,334
|
110,952,913
|
136,358,158
|
Tajikistan*
|
4,778,497
|
-
|
3,491,948
|
35,045,883
|
-
|
Kazakhstan
|
1,386,406
|
22,659,574
|
11,208,101
|
186,479,922
|
135,723,231
|
Uzbekistan
|
4,778,497
|
12,442,647
|
9,571,120
|
169,027,267
|
137,873,799
|
Kyrgyzstan*
|
412,759
|
-
|
697,338
|
5,730,734
|
-
|
Total
|
23,815,587
|
|
39,893,841
|
507,236,719
|
|
Iran imported $23.8 million worth non-oil goods from Central Asia
during the first month of the Iranian calendar year indicating a 56 per
cent drop in value compared to average monthly imports from these
countries during the last solar year.
Iran's imports from Central Asia decreased by 60 per cent in the first Iranian month compared to the previous one.
Iran has a gas deal with Turkmenistan as well. Iran imported about
4.5 bmc of gas from Turkmenistan during last solar year while this
figure was about 12 mcm in the previous Iranian year.
Iran's total non-oil exports and imports during fist month of current
solar year were respectively $2.497 and $2.037 billion. Total export
and import statistics indicates respectively 11.1 percent and 38.99
percent decreases compared to same period in last solar year.
Iran exported $32.453 billion non-oil goods and imported $53,348
billion worth non-oil goods (including condensate and petrochemical
products) during last solar years.
Dalga Khatinoglu /Trend/
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