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Nameye Otaqe Bazargani [Newsletter of Chamber of Commerce]; Economic (Monthly)
Spring 2000, No. 1
Summary: Non-oil exports in 1999 rose 5.1% and 9.2% in terms of value and weight respectively in comparison to 1998. Minerals with an increase of 53% in terms of value ranked first, carpets and handicrafts with an increase of 26.5% were the second. Agricultural products showed an increase in terms of value. The export of industrial goods dropped to 48.5% in 1999 from 52% in 1998, showing the highest amount of decrease. In the agriculture sector caviar, pea, cereal, cumin, pistachio nuts, pistachio, and onion witnessed the most decrease. The value of exported commodities reached to 249.7 dollars per ton showing 3.7% decrease compared to the preceding year.
Text: According to a report released by Iran's Customs Administration, a total of 11,353,000 tons of non-oil commodities, valued at 4,974.6 billion rials ($2,834.5 million) were exported to other countries during the first 11 months of 1378 (March 1999- March 2000) through the Customs Administration, showing increases of 9.2% and 5.1% in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the preceding year. Some 831,000 tons of non-oil commodities, valued at $216.9 million were exported during the Iranian month of Bahman 1378 (Jan. 2000- Feb. 2000), showing decreases of 29.7% and 19.5% in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the preceding year.
Considering the monthly operation of non-oil exports during the first 11 months of 1378 and also the fluctuation of the value of monthly exports in the said period, it is concluded that the 19.5% decrease in the value of exports during Bahman was the highest in the said period which resulted in a limited growth of 5.1% in terms of value during the first 11 months of 1378 while the growth rate of exports in the first 10 months of 1378 was 7.8%.
The most important exported commodities in terms of value during the first 11 months of 1378 out of a total of $2.8 billion of exports are as follows: hand-woven carpet with 22.8% and $645m, chemical products with 11.5% and $326m, pistachio and pistachio nuts with 10.4% and $294m, ironware and steel with 5.7% and $161m, copper manufactures with 3.2% and $90m, gases with 2.6% and $75m, clothes with 1.6% and $44m, hide and pickled hide with 1.4% and $40m, benzene with 1.4% and $36m, raisin with 1.2% and $35m, plastic products and melamine with 1.2% and $33m, intestine with 1.1% and $32m, and saffron with 1.1% and $30m.
The 13 above-mentioned exported commodities constituted 51.7% and 65.2% of non-oil exports in terms of weight and value respectively during the first 11 months of 1378. The value of four exported commodities including pistachio, chemical products, gases and benzene were decreased by 16.4%, 18%, 42%, and 7% respectively while the value of the 9 remaining commodities were increased.
Among 131 non-oil commodities listed in Iran's Customs Administration's report which was the basis for the assertion of weight and value of non-oil exports in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000), the value of some 48 commodities were decreased in 1999 compared to the preceding year which resulted in a $317.8m negative impact on the total value of non-oil exports during the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000). The value of 83 commodities increased during the said period in comparison to 1998 and caused a $451.4m negative impact on the value of non-oil export of the country.
The value of exported goods in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000) dropped to $249.7 per ton from $259.9 in the preceding year, showing a 3.7% decrease. Considering the share of value for four main groups of non-oil export commodities, it is concluded that the value of industrial goods decreased to 48.5% in 1999 from 52% in 1998 while the value of handicrafts and hand-woven carpets increased to 24.8% in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000) from 20.6% compared to the same period in the preceding year. The value of the two other groups, agricultural and mineral commodities, were stable with a fluctuation of one percent.
Table No. 1
| List of goods whose export value registered the highest increase | ||
| No. | Commodity | Value Added Compared to the Preceding Year ($m) |
| 1 | Hand-Woven Carpets | 122 |
| 2 | Other Commodities | 52.8 |
| 3 | Ironware & Steel | 41.1 |
| 4 | Copper Manufacturers | 18.5 |
| 5 | Cement | 15.5 |
| 6 | Tomato Sauce | 13.1 |
| 7 | Vehicles | 10.8 |
| 8 | Saffron | 10.5 |
| 9 | Minerals | 9.6 |
| 10 | Clothes | 9 |
| 11 | Watermelon | 7.8 |
| 12 | Stone & Chromite Concentrate | 7.8 |
| 13 | Tire & Tube | 6.9 |
| 14 | Refinery Sulfur | 6.9 |
| 15 | Non-passenger Vehicles | 6.1 |
| 16 | Eggs | 5.5 |
| 17 | Fresh & Dried Date | 5 |
| 18 | Unused Building Stone | 4.7 |
| 19 | Building-Construction Materials |
4.7 |
| 20 | Fresh Fruits & Vegetables | 4.5 |
| Total | 362.8 | |
Table No. 2
| List of goods whose export value registered the highest decrease | ||
| No. | Commodity | Value Added Compared to the Preceding Year ($m) |
| 1 | Chemical Products | 71.4 |
| 2 | Pistachio & Pistachio Nuts | 57.5 |
| 3 | Gas | 54.1 |
| 4 | Urea Fertilizer | 29 |
| 5 | Ingot Copper | 15.9 |
| 6 | Caviar | 7.1 |
| 7 | Foodstuff | 6.5 |
| 8 | Pea & Cereals | 6.3 |
| 9 | Wooden items & Furniture | 5.3 |
| 10 | Moquette | 5.1 |
| 11 | Vinegar & Pickles | 4.5 |
| 12 | Polyethylene | 3.3 |
| 13 | Leather Bag & Shoe | 3.17 |
| 14 | Cumin | 3.1 |
| 15 | Benzene | 2.99 |
| 16 | Cotton | 2.6 |
| 17 | Crust | 2.4 |
| 18 | Onion | 1.78 |
| 19 | Unused building stone | 1.6 |
| 20 | Tile & Ceramic | 0.8 |
| Total | 286.14 | |
Industrial Goods
A total of 573,000 tons of industrial and chemical commodities valued at $97m, were
exported during the Iranian month of Bahman 1378 (Feb. 2000), showing decreases of 42% and
23% in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the same period in the preceding
year. Also, a total of 9,171,000 tons of industrial goods valued at $1,374.3m, were
exported in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000) through customs offices,
showing a 2.1% decrease in terms of value despite a 3.1% increase in terms of weight.
Agricultural Goods
Some 82.9 thousand tons of agricultural goods valued at $62.7m, were exported through
customs offices during the Iranian month of Bahman 1378 (Feb. 2000), showing 7.7% and 26%
decreases in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the same period in the
preceding year. The main reason for decrease in the value of exported goods in the said
period was a 48% decrease in the value of export of pistachio and pistachio nuts.
A total of 1,041,000 tons of agricultural goods valued at $699.6m, were exported in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000), showing no change in terms of value compared to the same period in the preceding year despite an increase of 8.9% in terms of weight.
The first ten agricultural goods in terms of increase in the value of their export are as follow: saffron by $10.5m, watermelon by $7.8m, eggs by $5.5m, fresh and dried dates $5m, fresh fruits and vegetables by $4.5m, dried fruits by $3.8m, other fresh fruits by $3.6m, wool and soft wool by $3.4m, intestine by $2.8m, variety of apricots by $2.6m.
The agricultural goods in terms of decrease in the value of their exports are as follows: pistachio and pistachio nuts by $57.5m, caviar by $7.1m, pea and cereals by $6.3m, cumin by $3.1m, cotton by $2.6m, and onion $1.8m,.
Mineral Materials
A total of 170,000 tons of minerals valued at $8.7m were exported through customs offices
during the Iranian month of Bahman 1378 (Feb. 2000), showing increases of 77% and 66% in
terms of weight and value respectively compared to the same period in the preceding year.
Consequently, the export of mineral group reached to 1,109,000 tons valued at $58m, in the
first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000), showing increases of 112% and 53%
respectively in terms of weight and value compared to the same period in the preceding
year.
Carpets and Handicrafts
A total of 2.8 thousand tons of goods classified in the hand-woven carpet and handicraft group, valued at $49.1m, were exported through customs offices during the Iranian month of Bahman 1378 (Feb. 2000), showing a decrease of 6.5% in terms of value despite an increase of 15.6% in terms of weight compared to the same period in the preceding year. Also, a total of 32.4 thousand tons of hand-woven carpets and handicrafts, valued at $702.7m were exported through customs offices during the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000), showing increases of 32% and 26.5% in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the same period in the preceding year.
Table No. 3
| No. | Commodities | 10 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Oct. 2000) | ||||
weight (1000t) |
value ($m) | price of 1t of exported goods ($) | share from total (%) | |||
| weight | value | |||||
| 1 | Industrial Goods | 8,597.7 | 1,277.4 | 148.6 | 81.74 | 48.8 |
| 2 | Agricultural Goods | 1,040.9 | 699.6 | 672.1 | 9.1 | 24.7 |
| 3 | Mineral Materials | 1,108.9 | 57.9 | 52.2 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 4 | Handicrafts & hand-Woven Carpets | 32.4 | 702.7 | 21,688 | 0.3 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Non-Oil Exports | 11,352.97 | 2,834.5 | 249.7 | 100 | 100 |
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| 10 months of 1377 (Apr. 1998 - Nov. 1999) | rate of changes in 1999 compared to 1998 | ||||||
| weight (1000t) | value ($m) | price of 1t exported goods | share from total (%) | ||||
| weight | value | weight | value | value (per ton) | |||
| 7,901.9 | 1,277.4 | 161.6 | 85.76 | 52.63 | 8.8 | 0 | -8 |
| 955.8 | 699.5 | 731.8 | 9.2 | 25.9 | 8.9 | 0 | -8.2 |
| 53.9 | 37.9 | 72.5 | 5 | 1.4 | 112.1 | 52.9 | -28 |
| 24.55 | 555.5 | 226,227 | 0.3 | 20.6 | 31.9 | 26.5 | -4.1 |
| 10,394.9 | 2,696.95 | 259.5 | 100 | 100 | 9.2 | 5.1 | -3.7 |
Imports
A total of 19.1m tons of commodities worth $12.5m were imported into the country through customs offices in the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000). The average value of imported commodities during the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000) dropped to $654.4 per ton from $952 in the same period of the preceding year, showing a decrease of 31.3%.
The most important commodities in terms of value of their imports during the first 11 months of 1378 (Apr. 1999 - Nov. 2000) are as follows: mechanical-industrial equipment $2,357m, electrical and industrial equipment $874m, ironware and steel $856m, cooking oil $532m, wheat $620m, chemical materials $560m, plastic raw materials $346m, rice $332m, chemical industry products $298m, pharmaceutical $227m, paper and cardboard $243m and sugar $216m.