Handmade carpet exports at $221m
Handmade carpet exports at $221m

TEHRAN- Iran exported $221 million worth of hand-woven carpets during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2017), IRIB quoted Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran’s National Carpet Center, as saying. Some $153 million worth of hand-woven carpets were exported during the first half of the year, showing an […]

TEHRAN- Iran exported $221 million worth of hand-woven carpets during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2017), IRIB quoted Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran’s National Carpet Center, as saying.

Some $153 million worth of hand-woven carpets were exported during the first half of the year, showing an increase of 13 percent year on year, he added.

Exports of hand-woven carpets in the past [Iranian calendar] year stood at $359 million, he noted.