Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 22 / Trend , U. Ismayilova/
In January-July Azerbaijani transport means transported 23.33 million tons of cargo with a 66.78-percent decrease from the same period of 2008, Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee said. Cargo exports totaled 19.02 millions tons and cargo imports 4.305 million tons.
Around 168,300 tons of cargo was transported via water, 1.8 million tons via rail, and 249,700 tons via roads, 828,500 tons via air and 15.975 million tons via pipelines. Some 178,200 tons of cargo was imported via water, over 3.2 million tons - via rail, 846,000 tons - via roads and 12,900 tons via air.
Around 3.62 million tons of cargo was transited via Azerbaijan, with a 7.19-percent or 280,600-tons decrease from the last year.
Around 1.26 million tons of cargo was transited via Azerbaijan to Switzerland, 497,900 tons to Bermuda, 765,100 tons to Italy, 342,000 tons to Georgia, 232,600 tons to Turkmenistan, 170,500 tons to Tajikistan and 79,400 tons to Russia, 55,800 tons to Turkey and 135,000 tons to Iran.
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