Seven-month transit up by 22%
Recently published figures show that 7.917 million tons of goods have been transited from Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), which indicates a 22% growth compared to the same period last year, said the Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahriar Afandizadeh.
During the seven-month period, the transits of oil and non-oil goods have shown a 34.12% increase with 2.387 million tons and a 17.49% increase with 5.530 million tons, respectively, compared to last year, according to ISNA.
The road transport sector saw approximately 90% of the total transit from the country, equivalent to 7.121 million tons, while rail transport’s share was only 796,000 tons. The country’s road transport witnessed a 25.76% growth compared to the same period last year.
Iran recorded 1.377 million tons of transit from September 23 to October 22 of 2023, marking a year-on-year increase of 74%.
During that one-month period, road transit of both oil and non-oil goods demonstrated a growth of 182.7% and 48.1% with figures of 413.864 tons and 821.775 tons, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2022.
Oil and non-oil goods transited via rail from the country in the month from September 23, 2023, were registered at 142,000 tons, showing a 57.06% growth.