The volume of trade exchange between Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States has increased till the end of May 2011 compared with the same period last year, according to the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DOS). In DOS's monthly report, the volume of rose by %6.4 to JD309.5 million compared with JD290.7 million last year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was ranked first in the exports value with JD172 million, followed by UAE JD59.7 million, Kuwait JD44.7 million, Qatar JD17.6 million, Oman JD9.1 million and Bahrain JD6.4 million. The most important exports are meat, dairy products, honey, spices, flour, vegetable oil, food products, juice, and tobacco. Also among exports were stone products, marble, granite, chemicals, organics, fertilizers, medicines, veterinary vaccines, pipes, tubes, inks, cosmetics, pesticides, tissue paper, woven and non-woven fabrics, carpets, shoes, iron bars and wooden furniture. However, imports rose by %47 to reach JD1.489 billion compared to JD1.011 billion in the same period last year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was also ranked first in the imports value with JD1.235 billion followed by UAE JD109 million, Bahrain JD87 million, Kuwait JD28 million, Qatar JD6.6 million and Oman JD5.1 million. Jordan's main imports are Oil, oil derivatives, lubricants, air conditioners, steel products, gas cylinders, food stuffs, palm oil, sugar confectionery, canned food, juice, mineral water, lime, Portland cement, acidic materials, phosphoric, metal and aluminum, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported.
