Transit of commodities through Iran increased by 5.4 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development announced.
As previously announced by the Iranian deputy transport minister, 10.8 million tons of commodities were transited through the country in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20).
Shahriyar Afandizadeh also announced that Iran registered a new record high with the transit of 8.3 million tons of non-oil goods in 1401, adding that 2.5 million tons of oil products were also transited via the country in the previous year.—Tehran Times
