About $970 million worth of textile products and apparel were exported from Iran in the last fiscal year that ended on March 20, 2018, to register an increase of 15% compared to the year before, the director general of Textile and Clothing Department at the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade announced. Afsaneh Mehrabi added that a total of 466 textile manufacturing units were operating in Iran last year with an overall investment of 18 trillion rials ($428.57 million), providing employment for 9,268 people, IRNA reported.