AMMAN
— Exports of factories and businesses registered with the Amman Chamber
of Industry (ACI) jumped by 52 percent to JD4.81 billion in the first eight
months of this year, compared with JD3.17 billion in the same period in 2021, according
to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
With the exception of the pharmaceutical and medical
supply industries, which saw a 4 percent decline in exports to JD356 million
from JD372 million during the same period in 2021, most industrial sectors saw
an increase in exports during the specified period.
India, the US,
Saudi Arabia, and Iraq accounted for more than half of the ACI’s exports,
valued at JD2.5 billion, between January and August.
ACI said exports to India surged by 74 percent to
JD981 million, up from JD562 million in the corresponding period in 2021.
Exports to the US also rose by 6 percent to JD657 million, up from 617 million.
Exports to Saudi Arabia jumped by 27 percent,
reaching approximately JD488 million, compared with JD372 million during the
same time period in 2021.
Exports to Iraq also increased by 10 percent to
JD383 million, compared with JD349 million for the same period last year, while
exports to Syria surged by 47 percent to JD81 million, compared with JD55
million for the same period last year.
Exports to Palestine grew by 20 percent to JD116
million this year, up from JD97 million in eight months last year.
The mining industries contributed JD1.624 billion to
the total exports, followed by the chemical and cosmetic industries with
JD1.042 million and the engineering, electrical, and information technology
industries with JD600 million.
The export value
of the catering, food, agricultural, and livestock industries reached JD460
million, followed by the therapeutic industries and medical supplies sector
with JD356 million, and the leather and textile industries with JD300 million.
Exports from the packaging, paper, cardboard, and
office supplies industries totaled JD195 million, while exports from the
plastic and rubber industries hit JD167 million.
The industrial sector is critical to the Kingdom’s
trade balance, accounting for 93 percent of total national exports, with a
value that typically exceeds JD5 billion, while investment in the sector totals
JD15 billion.
ACI, which was established in 1962, has 8,600
industrial members employing 159,000 people. The combined capital of
ACI-registered businesses is approximately JD5 billion.
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