MNA � Close to 2.063 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $896 million were exported from the western Iranian province of Kermanshah during the first five months of the current fiscal (started on March 21), a senior official said.

Director General of Kermanshah Customs Administration Khalil Heidari said the figures indicate an 11% growth the volume and 23% decline in the value of the province�s exports compared with the similar period of last year.

Over 1.1 million tons of the goods worth $485 million were exported through four major border crossings, namely Kermanshah, Parvizkhan, Paveh and Khosravi during the period, which also show year-on-year declines of 11% and 17% in terms of value and volume, respectively.

Detergents, evaporative products, home appliances, tomato, tile, plastic bags, coolers and potato are among the main goods exported via the province�s borders.

The province�s total exports during last Iranian year stood at 5.896 million tons with a value of over $2.907 billion, jumping 44% and 33% growth in terms of value and tonnage, respectively, compared to its previous year.