BAKu Azerbaijan, Sept. 23
By Sadraddin Agdzhaev - Trend:
The trade turnover of Azerbaijan with the CIS countries from January through August 2021 exceeded $2.6 billion, and the share of these countries in the total Azerbaijani foreign trade turnover amounted to 35.2 percent, Trend reports, citing State Customs Committee (SCC).
Comparative chart of trade turnover of the CIS countries with Azerbaijan:
|
January - August 2021 |
January - August 2020 |
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Country |
Trade turnover (thous, $) |
Share (%) |
Country |
Trade turnover (thous, $) |
Share (%) |
|
Russia |
1 712 661,91 |
23,56 |
Russia |
1 780 282,78 |
21,02 |
|
Ukraine |
555 837,64 |
6,98 |
Ukraine |
405 721,16 |
6,41 |
|
Belarus |
170 263,49 |
2,07 |
Belarus |
209 398,03 |
2,08 |
|
Kazakhstan |
68 719,48 |
0,94 |
Kazakhstan |
71 243,29 |
0,74 |
|
Uzbekistan |
61 455,18 |
0,87 |
Uzbekistan |
61 844,03 |
0,74 |
|
Turkmenistan |
47 062,59 |
0,67 |
Turkmenistan |
47 224,49 |
0,49 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
5 697,59 |
0,07 |
Kyrgyzstan |
6 977,29 |
0,07 |
|
Moldova |
3 146,47 |
0,04 |
Moldova |
3 485,12 |
0,05 |
|
Tajikistan |
1 865,44 |
0,02 |
Tajikistan |
5 584,18 |
0,04 |
|
Total |
2 626 709,79 |
35,22 |
2 591 760,37 |
31,64 |
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Azerbaijan's trade turnover with the CIS countries from January through August 2021, increased by 1.3 percent, or $34.9 million, year-on-year.
Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover in the reporting period exceeded $20.2 billion, which is 18.3 percent or $3.7 billion more than over the same period of 2020.
Within the foreign trade turnover, exports accounted for $12.9 billion, which is 30.9 percent, or $3 billion more than from January through August 2020. The share of exports in foreign trade turnover was 63.7 percent.
Azerbaijan's imports from January through August 2021 amounted to about $7.3 billion, an increase of 9.8 percent, or $659 million, compared to the same period of 2020. The share of imports in foreign trade turnover was 36.2 percent.
The balance of foreign trade turnover, remaining positive, increased by 42.8 percent year-on-year, or $2.3 billion – to $5.5 billion.
The official exchange rate as of September 23 is 1.7 AZN/USD.
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