ACI announces 9% increase in exports

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) exports grew 9 per cent in the first 11 months of 2015 reaching JD3.8 billion, compared to JD3.5 billion it registered during the same period of 2014.

Chemical industries and cosmetics topped the list of ACI exports during the January-November period with JD893 million, 14 per cent higher than the JD781 million in the same period of 2014.

An ACI report showed that Arab countries imported more than half of ACI exports amounting to JD2.3 billion, compared to JD2.2 billion in the 2014's first 11 months.

Despite the border closure, Iraq was the top country to receive ACI exports with JD546 million, dropping from JD760 million in the same period of 2014.

Saudi Arabia came second with JD517 million, followed by India with JD395 million and the US with JD361 million, ACI data showed. Exports to Syria during the first 11 months of 2015 dropped to JD55 million, 47 per cent lower than the first 11 months of 2014 when they reached JD104 million.