Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 September/ Trend , U. Ismayilova/ In January to August 2008, Azerbaijan increased export of commodities by 844.5% or $33.7bln versus the same period of 2007, State Customs Committee said. The total volume export made up $37.7bln.
The import of goods increased by 31.91% or $1.09mln to $4.5mln.
During this period, Azerbaijan carried trade operations with 134 countries. About 1,767 kinds of goods were exported and 5,387 kinds of goods were imported.
The total volume of trade turnover in January to August amounted to $42.2bln.
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