BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia exported 8,186 motor cars to Azerbaijan of a total amount of $85 million from January through April 2020, Trend reports referring to National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In the reporting period, Georgia exported 201.2 tons cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes worth $5.1 million to Azerbaijan. Over the same period of 2019, 735.6 tons of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes totaling $15 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan.
From January through April 2020, 1,080 tons frozen meat of bovine animals worth $4.4 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan, which is 1,076 tons more compared to January-April 2019.
During the reporting period, Georgia exported 146.9 tons of medicines in measured doses worth $4.5 million to Azerbaijan. During January-April 2019, the export of medicines in measured doses amounted to 290.7 tons totaling $10.7 million.
Meanwhile, Georgia exported 23,968 tons of nitrogenous fertilizers worth $3.9 million to Azerbaijan; this is 10,515 tons more compared to the same period last year.
Azerbaijan ranked third in Georgia’s commodity circulation in the reporting period.
From January through April 2020, the foreign trade turnover between Georgia and Azerbaijan amounted to more than $367 million, which makes up 10.6 percent of the total trade turnover of Georgia.
During the reporting period, Georgia exported products worth $221.8 million to Azerbaijan, which comprises 9 percent of total exports from Georgia.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan exported products worth $145.1 million to the Georgian market, which is 14.5 percent of total imports to Georgia.
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