Iran's Export of Textile Products Up 6% in 6 Months: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The director general of Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for clothing and textile affairs announced a 6% increase in the export of clothing and textile products in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year.
Speaking in a news conference on Monday, Mohsen Gorji put the total value of clothing, garment and textile products exported from the country between March 21 and September 22, 2023 at $368 million, showing a six percent growth compared to same period of last year.
Iran exported $345 million worth of clothing and textile products from March 21 to September 22, 2022, he noted.
Gorji pointed to the clothing and textile products imported into the country from March 21 to September 22 and said it registered a five and 15 percent hike in value and weight respectively compared to last year’s corresponding period.
According to him, Iran imported 40,000 tons of cotton fibers in the first half of the current Persian calendar year, showing a 25 percent hike compared to the same period last year.
Some 30,000 tons of cotton fibers were imported into the country from March 21 to September 22, 2022, the director general added.