5.84% of handicraft exports were allocated to handmade carpets

5.84% of handicraft exports were allocated to handmade carpets

In the first quarter of this year, 106 million and 400 thousand dollars of various handicraft goods were exported abroad, of which 90 million dollars were allocated to hand-woven carpets.
The total value of handicraft exports in this period compared to the same period last year has decreased by five percent.
The value of hand-woven carpet exports, which during this period accounted for 4.84 percent of the total exports of the handicrafts sector, decreased by 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.
The average export price per kilo of hand-woven carpet was $ 9.24, which shows a decrease of 4.10 percent compared to the same period last year.
According to this report, the weight of handicraft exports during this period was 6,600 tons.
After hand-woven carpets, the most important export goods in the handicrafts sector were turquoise and precious stones.