BCN-27 Iran-Turkey trade hit 1.6 billion USD in 5 months

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Iran-Turkey trade hit 1.6 billion USD in 5 months

TEHRAN, Sept. 17, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Iran and Turkey traded 1.47 million
tons of non-oil commodities worth 1.60 billion U.S. dollars during the first
five months (March 21-Aug. 22) of the current Iranian fiscal year,
Eghtesadonline news website reported on Sunday.

The figures display a 1.23 percent boost in weight and 15.27 percent
decline in value compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to
the report.

Iran mainly exported kraft paper, non-alloy zinc, semi-finished non-alloy
iron and steel products to Turkey during the five-month period.

Iran’s imports from Turkey mainly included data transmission devices,
cooking bananas and auto parts.

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