Baku, Azerbaijan, June 19
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Azerbaijan increased goods import from Georgia to $63.5 million in January-May 2017, which exceeds the volume of import from Georgia in the same period of 2016 more than twice, said a report of Georgia’s National Statistics Office.
The share of Azerbaijan in Georgia’s exports was 6.3 percent in January-May 2017 (4 percent in January-May 2016). As of May 2017, Azerbaijan ranked the sixth among countries importing Georgian products.
Georgia mainly exports pipes, iron alloys and other products to Azerbaijan.
A major part of Georgian goods, worth $151.09 million (specific weight of 15.1 percent), is exported to Russia. Russia is followed by Turkey with more than $97 million (9.7 percent) and China with $82.31 million (8.2 percent).
According to the report, Georgia’s trade turnover with Azerbaijan amounted to $316.29 million in January-May 2017.
The specific weight of Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with Georgia is 8 percent of total volume of Georgia’s foreign trade operations.
January-May 2016 |
January-May 2017 |
|||
Volume (USD) |
Volume (tons) |
Volume (USD) |
Volume (tons) |
|
Cars |
7,095.3 |
220 |
14,406.5 |
556 |
Medicines |
3,834.6 |
265.5 |
7,096.5 |
533.9 |
Potatoes |
- |
- |
4,966.2 |
35,064.4 |
Iron bars, rods |
127.3 |
366.2 |
3,190 |
7,341.2 |
Mineral, sparkling water |
1,537 |
2,363.7 |
2,524.3 |
3,272.3 |
Other goods |
18,290.8 |
- |
31,267.1 |
- |
Total |
30,885 |
- |
63,450.6 |
- |