Iran Carpet Exports Totaled $418 Million

Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2009--National Carpet Center said that Iran’s export of hand-woven carpets in 2008-9 amounted to $418 million, marking an increase of over $20 million compared to 2007-8.

Based on the report, Iran exported $398 million worth of carpets amounting to 10,000 tons in 2007-8. The weight of carpet exports in 2008-9 declined by about 3,000 tons compared with 2007-8, CHTN reported on Saturday.

The report also said that the price of each square meter of the country’s hand-woven carpets in 2008-9 stood at $54, marking an increase of $17 compared to 2007-8.

It added that in 2008-9, exports of hand-woven carpets through Mehrabad Airport’s Customs Department rose by 7 percent, hitting $192 million.