Non-Arab Asian countries topped the list of trading partners and economic blocs in the first third of this year in terms of national exports, with a rate of 8.6 per cent. The value of the Kingdom’s exports to non-Arab Asian countries amounted to about JD825 million in the first third of this year, compared to about JD760 million for the same period last year, according to foreign trade data issued by the Department of Statistics (DOS). The value of national exports to the countries of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) grew by 1 per cent in the first third of this year, to reach about JD812 million, compared to about JD803 million for the same period last year. The volume of Jordanian exports to the North American Free Trade Agreement countries increased by 2.6 per cent in the first third of this year, reaching nearly JD637 million dinars, compared to JD621 million for the same period last year. As for the volume of Jordanian exports to the European Union countries, they grew by 3.1 per cent in the first third of this year, to reach about JD95 million, compared to the same period last year, which amounted to about JD93 million. The volume of national exports to the rest of the economic blocs increased by 3.6 per cent until the end of April of this year, to reach about JD313 million, compared to JD302 million for the same period last year. Jordanian exports grew with various trading partners and economic blocs in the first third of this year, reaching JD2.682 billion, compared to JD2.579 billion for the same period last year.
Source: Jordan News Agency