Transit of goods via Iran up 40.5% in 10 months: Deputy minister
Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development said there was a 40.5% growth in the transit in the country in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023).
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, 12.661 million tons of goods were transited from the country between March 21, 2023, and January 22, 2024, showing a 40.5 percent hike compared to the same period last year, Kamal Hadianfar stated, reported Tasnim News Agency.
The deputy roads minister went on to say that 4.1 million tons of oil products were transited via Iranian land, showing an 88.5 percent hike compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, 8.561 million tons of non-oil products were transited through Iran’s territory from March 21, 2023, to January 22, 2024, registering a 25.2 percent growth compared to last year’s corresponding period, he said.
The secretary of the Transportation Coordination Supreme Council further noted that 11.2 million tons and 1.261 million tons of goods were transited via Iran in road and rail sectors respectively.
The road and rail transit of goods via Iranian land registered a 46 and a one percent growth compared to the same period last year, the deputy roads minister added.
The development of transit is one of the main pillars of the general policies stipulated in the 7th Five-Year Socioeconomic and Cultural Development Plan.