A Thursday report by IRNA, citing the figures released by Eurostat just days ago, shows that Iran-France trade exchanges stood at €47 million in the January-February period in 2023.
That is up from €35 million worth of trade between the two countries during the first two months of 2022 and amounts to a 34% growth.
During the first two months of 2023, France’s exports to Iran jumped to €43 million from the €32 million recorded in the same period a year earlier, and this shows significant growth as well, amounting to a 34% increase.
The European country meanwhile imported €4 million worth of goods from the Islamic Republic in January-February this year, marking a 33% rise from the €3 million worth of imports recorded in the same period last year.
Eurostat has published figures on trade exchanges between Iran and the 27-member European Union as well during the first two months of 2023.
According to the figures, trade exchanges between the Islamic Republic and the EU stood at €761 million during the mentioned period, down from €838 million in the first two months of 2022 and showing a 9% decline.
Among the EU member states, Germany, Italy and Spain were respectively the biggest trade partners of Iran in the January-February period this year, with Germany accounting for 31% of the whole trade between the Islamic Republic and the bloc.