Garments drive Irbid's exports to $100mln in January
02-02-2022 02:52 PM
Ammon News - Outbound shipments by clothing and textile manufacturers in Irbid sent the northern governorates total exports in January to $101 million, marking a 16.4-percent increase compared with the figure reported in the same month of 2021.
President of the Irbid Chamber of Industry Hani Abu Hassan said Wednesday most of the monthly exports originated from the Al-Hassan Industrial Estate, accounting for a major JD92 million of the total, followed by exports from the Cyber City at $2.3 million.
He explained that garments exports amounted to $92 million, foodstuffs $2.7 million and pharmaceuticals $2.6 million. About $73 million of the northern governorate's exports' yield came from the United States, European countries $8.5 million, Arab countries $7.3 million and rest of world $12 million.