The Chamber of Industry of Amman increased during the first quarter of this year by 16.5 percent compared with the same period last year, driven by the stability in the region.

According to statistical data, the Chamber's exports during the first quarter of this year amounted to 164.1 billion dollars compared to 999 million dinars for the same period last year 2018.

Five Arab and foreign countries accounted for most of the Chamber's exports during the first quarter of this year at a value of 693 million dinars.

And came the introduction of these countries India 198 million dinars, Saudi Arabia 145 million and the United States of America 123 million and Palestine 118 million and then Iraq worth 109 million dinars.

He attributed the increase in exports to the stability of the political situation in the region, the improvement of non-traditional markets and the strong growth in the exports of six industrial sectors, most notably metallurgical, chemical and food.

He pointed out that the performance of the Chamber's exports in general is improving despite the difficulties faced by the sectors with high energy use especially plastic industries, and expressed the hope that the period of anticipation for the flow of Jordanian goods and products to the Iraqi market.

Al-Husami told Petra that there has been a gradual improvement in truck traffic to Jordan and Iraq in both directions.

The Chamber's exports during the first quarter of this year were on the sectors of mining industries worth 363 million dinars, chemicals and cosmetics 254 million dinars, and therapeutic and medical supplies 129 million dinars.

The exports of the sectors of food, food, agricultural and livestock industries worth 119 million dinars, leather and softeners 107 million dinars, engineering and electrical and information technology 88 million. The rest of the exports went to the sectors of packaging, paper, cardboard and office supplies for 50 million dinars, plastic and rubber 37 million, construction 12 million and finally the wood and furniture sector worth 4 million dinars.

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