TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's non-oil exports increased by 18 percent year-on-year in value between March 20 and December 20, covering the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Exports of non-oil goods reached 116.3 million tonnes, worth 43.14 billion U.S. dollars, during the period, a 13.8 percent increase in weight compared to the same