perta _ The exports of the Amman Chamber of Industry increased, during the past five months of this year, by 4 percent, compared to the same period in 2019, driven by the improvement in the performance of most sectors.

Statistical data showed that Amman's industry exports amounted during the past five months of this year to about 1,926 billion dinars, compared to 1,857 billion dinars for the same period in 2019. The head of the Chamber, Eng. Fathi Al-Jaghbir, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra), that the figure achieved by industry exports Amman during the past five months of this year is encouraging and has an important significance, especially when compared to the same period in 2019, being before the entry of the Corona virus crisis. Jaghbir pointed out that the majority of industrial sectors, with the exception of the mining and knitting industries, recorded an increase, expecting an improvement in performance during the coming periods of this year, especially with the rise in the prices of raw materials in terms of the mining sector.

He added that the increase in exports shows the recovery of Jordanian industrial exports significantly, which confirms that the industrial sector will be the leader of the recovery phase after the stage of the Corona virus pandemic.

He pointed out that this improvement in exports requires the official authorities to further improve the investment and business environment in the country and the various costs of production, in a way that enables the industry to lead real economic growth, and is reflected in the rates of poverty and unemployment.

Jaghbir, who also heads the Jordan Chamber of Industry, stressed that the growth of industrial exports confirms that the real economy is based on production, which is the mainstay of many countries' economies.

According to statistical data, the United States of America, India, Iraq and Saudi Arabia accounted for more than half of the Chamber's exports during the past five months of this year, registering a value of 1,020 billion dinars.

He explained that the Chamber's exports to the United States during the past five months of this year increased by 55 percent, making it at the forefront of Arab and foreign countries that received the most exports, with a value of 323 million dinars, compared to 208 million dinars for the same period in 2019.

The Chamber's exports to India during the past five months amounted to From this year, 255 million dinars, compared to 308 million dinars for the same period in 2019, a decline of 17 percent.

The Chamber's exports to the Iraqi market during the past five months of this year were stable and stable, compared to the same period in 2019, and their value remained at 204 million dinars.

The exports of the Amman Chamber of Industry during the past five months of this year to Saudi Arabia decreased by 4 percent, to reach about 238 million dinars, compared to 249 million dinars for the same period in 2019.

The Chamber's exports during the past five months of this year were distributed to the chemical and cosmetics industries, with a value of 441 million dinars, mining with a value of 385 million dinars, and the catering, food, agricultural and livestock sectors with a value of 311 million dinars.

The exports of the therapeutic industries and medical supplies sectors amounted to about 240 million dinars, engineering, electrical and information technology 193 million dinars, leather and textiles 166 million dinars, and packaging, paper, cardboard and office supplies 87 million dinars.

The rest of the Chamber's exports during the five months of this year were distributed to the plastic and rubber industries, with a value of 68 million dinars, construction at a value of 29 million dinars, and the wood and furniture industries with a value of 7 million dinars.

For his part, the Director-General of the Chamber, Dr. Nael Al-Husami, explained that the increase in Amman industry exports since the beginning of this year, despite the challenges of the Corona pandemic, indicates the strength of the Jordanian industry and its ability to overcome challenges and access new markets, stressing the need to provide more support and care for the industrial sector.

And Dr. Al-Hussami said that Amman's industry exports were recently able to reach non-traditional markets for the Jordanian industry, and were strongly present in many African markets, pointing out that they rose in Sudan with a value of 24 million dinars, Zambia with a value of 20 million dinars, and Niger with a value of two million dinars.

It is noteworthy that the Amman Chamber of Industry, which was established in 1962, includes 8,600 industrial establishments, employing 159,000 male and female workers, with a capital of nearly 4 billion dinars.

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