Amman Chamber of Industry reveals slightly higher exports during 8 months

AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Industry's (ACI) announced on Wednesday that certificates of origin it issued for exports increased slightly during the last eight months compared with the same period of 2013, reaching JD2.7 billion compared with JD2.6 billion during the same period of last year. Despite a decrease in exports to Iraq, the country topped the list of markets that import Jordanian products, standing at JD575 million compared with JD693 million in the first eight months of last year. Saudi Arabia came second importing around JD369 million worth of national products, followed by India at JD252 million and the US at JD248 million. Exports included cosmetics, chemical and manufacturing industries, medical and pharmaceutical supplies as well as foodstuff, agricultural produce and carton.