During the seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, just over 14.9 million metric tons (mt) of goods worth $10.1 billion were exchanged between Iran and 9 members of the ECO, which increased by 18% in weight and 4.5% in volume compared to the corresponding period of last year, Rohollah Latifi said on Wednesday.

During this period, Iran's export to ECO members was 12.3 million mt of non-oil goods worth $5.8 billion which is an increase of 23% in weight and 2.5% in value compared to the same period of the previous year.

Also in the said period, Iran's import has grown by 1.2% in weight and 7.3% in value with over 2.5 million mt worth $4.3 billion.

According to official statistics, Iran's trade balance with 9 ECO member states reached a positive $1.6 billion by exceeding exports.