Jordan's exports during the first eight months of 2010 rose by 16 percent compared to the same period of 2009, official figures showed Wednesday.
The figures released by Jordan's Department of Statistics indicated that the Arab kingdom's overall exports during the January-August period of 2010 stood at 2.721 billion Jordanian dinars (about 3.84 billion U.S. dollars) compared to 2.346 billion dinars during the same period of 2009.
The rise in exports was driven by a surge in exports of fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, garments and vegetables, the figures obtained by Xinhua indicated.
Exports of garments during the first eight months stood at 415. 2 million dinars, accounting for 15.3 percent of the overall exports, followed by raw potash with 9.7 percent of the exports, pharmaceuticals with 9 percent and fertilizers and chemicals with 8.8 percent.
The figures showed that the United States was ranked first in the list of countries importing from Jordan, followed by Iraq, India and Saudi Arabia.
Jordan's imports during the first eight months of 2010 also rose by 8.7 percent compared to the same period last year to reach 7.095 billion dinars, the figures showed.
According to the figures, about 11.7 percent of Jordan's imports were oil derivatives followed by machinery and equipment with 9.7 percent of the imports.
Imports from Saudi Arabia accounted for 18.3 percent of the overall imports, followed by China with 10.9 percent, Germany with 6.9 percent and the United States with 5.6 percent. (1 U. S. dollar = 0.7094 Jordanian dinar) (PNA/Xinhua)
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