BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Copper ores and concentrates reclaimed the first place in the list of top export items in Georgia from January through October 2019, equaling $528.5 million or 17.4 percent of total exports, Trend reports citing the Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The exports of motor cars totaled $522.5 million and their share in total exports amounted to 17.2 percent, while the ferro-alloys exports occupied the third place standing at $251.7 million and constituting 8.3 percent of the total exports.
From January through October 2019, the top import commodities were petroleum and petroleum oils; their imports equaled $616.2 million (8.4 percent of the total imports). The motor cars followed in the list with $529.5 million or 7.2 percent of imports, while the copper ores and concentrates were third in the top import commodity list with $497.5 million (6.8 percent of imports).
The external merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to $10.3 billion from January through October 2019, 0.5 percent higher year-on-year. The exports equaled $3 billion (growth by 10.4 percent), while the imports stood at $7.3 billion (decrease by 3.1 percent).
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