Editing Economy of Iran (section)

==== Handicrafts ====
{{Main|ICHTO|Iranian art|Persian rug}}
[[File:ISFAHAN CARPET.jpg|thumb|Persian carpet]]
Iran has a long tradition of producing [[Iranian art|artisanal goods]] including [[Persian carpet]]s, [[Iranian art#Pottery and ceramics|ceramics]], copperware, brassware, glass, leather goods, textiles and wooden artifacts. The country's carpet-weaving tradition dates from pre-Islamic times and remains an important industry contributing substantial amounts to rural incomes. An estimated 1.2 million weavers in Iran produce carpets for domestic and international export markets.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} More than $500 million worth of hand-woven carpets are exported each year, accounting for 30% of the 2008 world market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3296/html/economy.htm |title=Health Insurance for Carpet Weavers |access-date=December 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603082009/http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3296/html/economy.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2009 }}. ''Iran Daily'', December 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a5c0444-1669-11df-bf44-00144feab49a.html Iran's oldest craft left behind]. ''Financial Times'', February 10, 2010 (subscription required). Retrieved February 10, 2009.</ref> Around 5.2 million people work in some 250 handicraft fields and contribute 3% of GDP.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}