AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Industry's (ACI) exports broke the JD3 billion barrier during the January-June period of 2025, based on the quality of its products and their "high competitiveness" in foreign markets.

 

According to the ACI's periodic statistical data released on Saturday, the chamber's exports surged during the first half of this year, based on its certificates of origin, by 12.3 per cent, compared with the same period last year.

 

Based on the data obtained by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the ACI's exports rose to JD3.467 billion during the 2025 first half, compared with JD3.086 billion during the same period in 2024.

 

Seven sub-sectors recorded increases in their exports during the same period, with rates ranging from 1 per cent for plastics and rubber industries to 73.4 per cent for construction industries.

 

While exports from the remaining three industrial sectors decreased by 1.7 per cent, 7.2 per cent, and 13.6 per cent, respectively, for engineering, electrical and information technology industries, as well as packaging, paper, cardboard, and office supplies, and wood and furniture.

 

As the four top destinations, India, the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq accounted for more than half of the chamber's exports during the first half of 2025, recording a value of JD1.988 billion.

 

The chamber's exports to India went up by 27 per cent during the first half of this year, reaching some JD533 million, compared with JD419 million during the same period last year.

 

Statistical data showed that the chamber's exports to Saudi Arabia increased by 7.4 per cent during the 2025 first half, recording a value of around JD418 million, compared with JD388 million in 2024.

 

The chamber's exports to Iraq also grew by 2.6 per cent during the first half of this year, reaching a value of approximately JD451 million, against JD439 million during the same period last year.

 

The chamber's exports to the US declined by 7.8 per cent during the first half of this year, reaching about JD586 million, compared with JD635 million in 2024.

 

Despite this drop, the US market remained at the "forefront" of Arab and non-Arab countries that received the ACI's highest exports.