<p dir="LTR"><span>TEHRAN TIMES- Imports of EU from Iran increased fivefold during the first four months of 2017 in comparison with the same period in the preceding year, European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat reported.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>Iran exported €3.41 billion of goods to EU in the said period, while the figure stood at €717 million in the same period of time in 2016.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>According to the Eurostat’s report, Iran-EU trade stood at €6.55 billion, growing 127 percent in the said time span from that of €2.88 billion in 2016.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>From January to April 2017, exports of EU to Iran hit €3.14 billion, boosting 44 percent from the first four months of 2016, i.e. €2.17 billion.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>In the said time, Germany was the main exporter to Iran exporting €832 million, while Italy was the major customer of Iranian products, importing €1 billion of goods.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>EU’s trade with Iran amounted to €13.7 billion in 2016, a 78 percent rise compared to 2015, based on the figures released by the Eurostat in February 2017.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>The figure was reportedly €7.68 billion in 2015.</span></p>