Iran�s non-crude exports rose by over 50% in value terms in the month to July 22 compared to the same month in 2020, according to Iran�s customs office IRICA.

IRICA figures published Monday showed that exports in the fourth month this fiscal year had amounted to $3.649 billion, up 53% against similar period last year.

IRICA spokesman Rouhollah Latifi said that July sales were responsible for roughly a fourth of the total value of exports reported for the first fourth months of the current fiscal year at $14.3 billion.

China�s July purchases rose by 94% compared to July 2020 to $1.252 billion, said Latifi, adding that Iraq had taken delivery of $473 million worth of goods from Iran�over the same period, a 2% decline against last year.