Italy, U.S remain major foreign trade partners of Azerbaijan: State Customs Committee

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 19 / Trend U. Ismayilova /

The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee has announced the results of foreign trade operations in January-November, which were conducted with 138 world countries, the Customs Committee said today. Total turnover of the country amounted to $18.61 billion. There is a surplus amounting to $7.71 billion in foreign trade operations.

During this period, about 8,750 of legal and physical entities were involved in foreign trade operations, about 3,930 - legal entities and 4,810 - physical ones.

Export operations of Azerbaijan reduced by 71.97 percent or $33.80 billion for the same period of 2008. They hit $13.16 billion. The share of public sector in export totaled $12.30 billion (93.50 percent), private - $715.15 million (5.4 percent), the share of physical entities - $140.4 million (1.07 percent).

Over 10 months import reduced by 16.17 percent or $1.05 billion, hitting $5.44 billion. The share of public sector in import operations amounted to $1.77 billion (32.63 percent), the private sector - $3.40 billion (62.51 percent), physical entities - $264.83 million (4.86 percent).

About 935 types of goods were exported from Azerbaijan in January-November, and 4,800 of kinds imported in Azerbaijan.

There is a list of major trade partners of Azerbaijan below:

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