Iran's exports increased by 39% during the first quarter of the current Iranian year, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Friday, citing the head of the export commission for Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines.
The Iranian year ends March 20.
Asadullah Asgaroladi added that the country's exports of petrochemical products and industrial goods rose by 20% during the same period, and that exports of traditional goods fell by 4%, Fars said.
Iran's mineral and industrial exports have risen by over 46% in the first four months of the current Iranian year, according to Fars.