The total value of the certificates of origin issued by Irbid Chamber of Industry (ICI) over last September stood at $108 million, compared to certificates released in September 2021, which amounted to $115 million, marking a 6% drop.
In a statement to “Petra” on Saturday, ICI head, Hani Abu Hassan, said this “slight” decrease is due to the decline in demand for exported goods, especially in the leather and textile sector, as a result of repercussions of Russian-Ukrainian war.
Despite the relative decline in leather sector’s exports, it remained at the fore in the government’s exporting volume, with exports worth $99 million, while therapeutic industries and medical supplies sector ranked in second place, at $2.5 million, he said.
Foodstuffs sector’s exports amounted to $2.4 million and the remaining exported goods covered mining, construction, plastic, packaging, carton, engineering, electrical and chemical industries, he said.
In addition, he said Al Hassan Industrial Estate exports were worth $100.4 million of the governorate’s exports during last September, followed by Cyber City at $6.7 million and other exported commodities were distributed to different regions in the governorate.
US market’s imports were about $83 million from the governorate’s exports, while value of exports to Arab countries amounted to $7.2 million and European Union countries at $5 million. Other exports went to other countries around the world, including Southeast Asian countries, he pointed out.
Source: Jordan News Agency