Сargo transportation by vehicles up in Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 16

By Kamala Mammadli - Trend:

The cargoes worth $5.41 billion were transported by vehicles in Azerbaijan in January-September 2019, which is 9.22 percent more compared to the same period of last year, Trend reports referring to the country's State Customs Committee.

The cargo transportation by vehicles in the country reached almost 2.7 million tons in January-September 2019, which is 10.7 percent more compared to the same period of last year.

Almost 992,000 tons of cargo worth $868.958 million (an increase of 18.32 percent) were exported via vehicles.

Almost 1.7 million tons of cargo (an increase of 2.3 percent) worth $4.5 billion (an increase of 7.6 percent) were imported during the reporting period.

In general, during the reporting period, Azerbaijan's total trade turnover amounted to $25.244 billion. The country's exports reached $14.87 billion, while imports amounted to almost $10.378 billion.

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