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Balance of Payments Table 1 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (million dollars) Year Eleven months Percentage change 1379 1380 1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1384-85 Current account balance 12,500 5,985 3,585 816 1,442 14,131 16,808 18.9 Trade balance 13,375 5,775 6,201 4,430 5,653 18,653 22,016 18.0 Exports 28,461 23,904 28,237 33,991 43,852 58,916 68,496 16.3 Oil and gas 24,280 19,339 22,966 27,355 36,315 48,574 57,136 17.6 Non-oil exports 4,181 4,565 5,271 6,636 7,537 10,342 11,360 9.8 Imports 15,086 18,129 22,036 29,561 38,199 40,263 46,480 15.4 Services (1) -1,485 -495 -3,503 -4,535 -5,011 -5,196 -5,951 14.5 Receipts 2,012 3,488 5,025 6,249 6,905 6,745 7,536 11.7 Freight and insurance 450 731 1,316 1,704 2,051 1,940 2,130 9.8 Passenger services 210 231 250 233 261 270 295 9.2 Travel 467 891 1,357 1,033 1,044 936 1,046 11.8 Investment income 215 655 653 781 918 937 1,216 29.8 Other public services 368 576 632 1,099 1,128 1,189 1,266 6.5 Other private services 302 404 817 1,399 1,503 1,473 1,583 7.5 Payments 3,497 3,983 8,528 10,784 11,916 11,941 13,487 12.9 Freight and insurance 1,347 1,539 434 756 876 1,112 1,368 23.0 Passenger services 3 6 240 278 309 328 368 12.2 Travel 668 708 3,750 3,842 4,093 3,852 4,368 13.4 Investment income 370 397 1,082 1,046 1,129 1,098 1,103 0.5 Other public services 966 1,135 2,065 3,306 3,706 3,899 4,367 12.0 Other private services 143 198 957 1,556 1,803 1,652 1,913 15.8 Transfers 610 705 887 921 800 674 743 10.2 Public 74 23 36 4 4 5 6 5.0 Private 536 682 851 917 796 669 737 10.2 Capital account -4,573 1,150 2,534 4,476 7,388 293 -4,281 − Long-term -3,218 2,361 3,329 2,045 1,659 501 260 -48.1 Public -3,299 2,455 3,079 1,545 1,262 241 -4 − Liabilities -3,297 2,456 3,081 1,548 1,265 243 -2 − Assets -2 -1 -2 -2.1 -2 -2 -2 0 Other 81 -94 250 500 396 259 264 1.7 Short-term -1,355 -1,211 -796 2,431 5,730 -208 -4,541 2,085.7 Public 260 94 -64 -2 89 -620 -269 -56.5 Banks and others -1,615 -1,305 -732 2,433 5,640 412 -4,272 − Statistical errors -1,609 -2,219 -1,242 -1,076 -1,312 -291 -2,027 596.6 Overall balance 6,318 4,916 4,877 4,216 7,518 14,133 10,500 -25.7 (change in international reserves) (1) Increase in the deficit of services balance is due to the increased coverage of statistical data on tourism and technical-engineering services. Table 2 FOREIGN TRADE (million dollars) Non-oil exports Imports (cif) Weight Value Average value Weight Value Average value (thousand tons) (million US$) (US$ per ton) (thousand tons) (million US$) (US$ per ton) 1383 Farvardin 931 307 330 1,643 1,585 965 Ordibehesht 1,448 554 382 2,938 3,088 1,051 Khordad 1,258 534 425 2,191 2,923 1,334 Tir 1,307 470 359 2,497 2,714 1,087 Mordad 1,512 474 313 2,220 2,546 1,147 Shahrivar 1,504 605 402 3,061 2,800 915 Mehr 1,366 582 426 3,243 3,208 989 Aban 1,335 653 489 3,367 3,470 1,030 Azar 1,057 574 542 3,186 3,282 1,030 Dey 1,775 632 356 2,759 3,611 1,309 Bahman 1,135 531 468 2,108 2,600 1,233 Esfand 1,173 468 399 2,118 2,278 1,075 Total 15,801 6,384 404 31,331 34,105 1,089 1384 Farvardin 1,721 527 306 2,546 2,366 929 Ordibehesht 2,014 664 330 2,415 3,392 1,405 Khordad 2,056 702 342 2,930 3,452 1,178 Tir 1,730 619 358 2,737 3,058 1,117 Mordad 1,717 785 457 3,015 3,309 1,098 Shahrivar 2,272 892 393 3,612 3,563 986 Mehr 2,095 994 475 2,905 3,566 1,227 Aban 1,964 929 473 2,983 3,123 1,047 Azar 2,550 1,254 492 2,686 2,967 1,058 Dey 2,018 884 474 2,987 3,190 1,093 Bahman 2,396 1,086 453 2,863 3,208 1,121 Esfand 2,451 1,138 464 3,786 4,055 1,071 Total 24,983 10,474 419 35,466 39,248 1,107 1385 Farvardin 2,029 780 384 2,989 2,470 826 Ordibehesht 2,771 1,289 465 3,627 3,562 982 Khordad 2,591 1,208 466 3,444 3,271 950 Tir 2,140 1,040 486 3,842 3,658 952 Mordad 2,471 1,096 444 3,521 3,778 1,073 Shahrivar 2,322 1,013 436 3,149 3,393 1,077 Mehr 2,374 1,246 525 3,404 3,399 999 Aban 2,190 1,119 511 3,155 3,103 984 Azar 2,056 1,130 550 3,537 3,688 1,043 Dey 2,232 909 407 3,771 3,191 846 Bahman 1,950 869 446 4,179 3,593 860 Total 25,126 11,699 466 38,617 37,103 961 Source: Iran's Customs Administration EXTERNAL DEBT (1) Table 3 (end of period) (million dollars) Short-term Medium- and long-term Total 1385 Farvardin 10,627 14,051 24,678 Ordibehesht 10,587 14,336 24,922 Khordad 10,394 14,317 24,711 Tir 9,942 14,368 24,310 Mordad 9,638 14,437 24,074 Shahrivar 9,359 14,282 23,641 Mehr 9,087 14,219 23,305 Aban 8,921 14,319 23,240 Azar 9,042 14,730 23,772 Dey 8,880 14,286 23,166 Bahman 8,892 14,445 23,337 (1) Based on original maturity. Table 4 EXCHANGE RATE (IRR/US$) Interbank market rate Parallel market rate (average selling rate) (average selling rate) 1383 Farvardin 8,514 8,536 Ordibehesht 8,564 8,589 Khordad 8,592 8,620 Tir 8,652 8,672 Mordad 8,708 8,756 Shahrivar 8,739 8,778 Mehr 8,761 8,785 Aban 8,778 8,797 Azar 8,791 8,816 Dey 8,817 8,827 Bahman 8,854 8,888 Esfand 8,857 8,882 1384 Farvardin 8,885 8,905 Ordibehesht 8,913 8,916 Khordad 8,966 8,987 Tir 8,990 9,008 Mordad 8,998 9,024 Shahrivar 9,014 9,034 Mehr 9,043 9,053 Aban 9,067 9,083 Azar 9,081 9,099 Dey 9,095 9,106 Bahman 9,114 9,110 Esfand 9,133 9,152 1385 Farvardin 9,146 9,163 Ordibehesht 9,151 9,166 Khordad 9,166 9,174 Tir 9,181 9,193 Mordad 9,186 9,211 Shahrivar 9,190 9,219 Mehr 9,213 9,226 Aban 9,218 9,241 Azar 9,218 9,263 Dey 9,224 9,270 Bahman 9,231 9,278 .
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