The foreign trade turnover with 140 world countries amounted to $19.38 billion in Jan.-July. 2012, or 5.94 percent less than Jan.-July last year. The volume of exports decreased by 9.05 percent to $14.08 billion compared to the same period of 2011. The volume of import decreased by 3.47 percent and hit $5.229 billion. Azerbaijan exported 1,796 products, and imported 5,694 different goods. The index of export exceeded import as of Jan.-July 2012. This formed the foreign trade surplus to the amount of $8.78 billion.
As in previous periods, oil and oil products are mainly exported from Azerbaijan.
Export of oil and oil products, natural gas and electric power in Jan.-July
2012
|
Name of the product |
quantity |
cost, thousand dollars |
|
Crude oil (according to meters), tons |
21 142 598,0 |
- |
|
including |
||
|
- via ВТС |
17 240 742,0 |
- |
|
- Baku-Supsa |
2 177 807,5 |
- |
|
- Baku-Novorossiysk |
1 138 597,0 |
- |
|
- via railway |
585 451,5 |
- |
|
Crude oil (according to freight customs declarations), tons |
14 279 383,0 |
12 100 985,14 |
|
Oil products |
858 451,9 |
697 416,41 |
|
Natural gas (according to meters), thousands cubic meters |
3 981 089,3 |
- |
|
Natural gas (according to freight customs declarations) thousands cubic meters |
1 534 868,9 |
340 515,89 |
|
Electric power (according to meters), thousands kw/h |
270 895,1 |
- |
|
Electric power (according to freight customs declarations), thousands kw/h |
417 884,1 |
20 712,42 |
Source: state customs committee
Most of Azerbaijan's exports (85.93 percent) accounted for the export of crude oil in Jan.-July 2012.
According to the customs statistics, the average export price on Azerbaijani oil in 2012 totaled $12.100.9 billion per ton.
Azerbaijan decreased gas exports (customs clearance) by 6.5 percent in July compared to June.
As of July, its share in total exports amounted to 2.56 percent compared to 2.61 percent for 2011. According to the State Customs Committee, in January-July, gas exports from the country amounted to 3.981.089 bln m3, according to the meters, including 459.430.5 mln m3 in July compared to 491.260.4 mln m3 in June.
In January-July, Azerbaijan exported chemical products worth $104.7 million. Compared to the same period of last year, exports of chemical products increased by twice. The share of chemical products amounted to 0.74 percent in total exports in January-July. Chemical products worth $10.608 million were exported from Azerbaijan in January and February last year. It should be noted that "Azerkimya" production association increased exports of the main kinds of products: polyethylene, propylene, isopropyl alcohol, polyethylene, propylene glycol, and others to Turkey. Thus, over 50 percent of all exports of "Azerkimya" is exported to the Turkish market.
The success of the country in exports of aluminum and its products should be stressed. As of Jan.-July, Azerbaijan increased aluminum export by 20 times.
In total, during the period, aluminum worth $58.020 million or 18.77 times more than the same period last year were sold abroad. The share of exports of aluminum and aluminum goods, of the total export volume of the country was 0.41 percent as of Aug. 1.
Azerbaijan has two aluminum plants - in Sumgait and Ganja, as well as its own raw material base (alunite). A new aluminum plant opened in Ganja produces 50,000 tons of high quality aluminum per year. It is capable of producing 100,000-200,000 tons. In this regard, the Azerbaijani government announced the plans to cease the import of finished products from aluminum.
Azerbaijan is a net exporter of electricity for the fourth year. It resumed exports in July. According to the State Customs Committee, in January-July 2012, electricity supply for export from the country amounted to 270.895 million kilowatt / hours in accordance with the meters.
Export price for 2012 is $221.85 per 1,000 kilowatt / hours, including $306.51 in July compared to $201.5 in June.
Main kinds of products exported from Azerbaijan
|
Name of products |
Jan.-July 2012 |
Compared to Jan.-July 2011, % |
|
|
Cost (mln dollars) |
Share in export volume, % |
||
|
Fruits and vegetables |
101 090,80 |
0,72 |
105,33 |
|
Oil and butter |
125 212,97 |
0,89 |
105,83 |
|
Spirits and soft drink |
10 350,79 |
0,07 |
122,13 |
|
Aluminum |
58 020,51 |
0,41 |
18,77 раз |
|
Ferrous metals, tons |
76 988,58 |
0,55 |
59,41 |
|
Raw cotton |
6 319,14 |
0,05 |
145,45 |
|
Chemical products |
104 777,68 |
0,74 |
196,74 |
source: Azerbaijani state customs committee
In this period, the highest amount of export fell on Italy. Thus, during the reported period Azerbaijan exported commodities to Italy totaling $3.098.7 bln which makes up 22.00 percent of total exports. Mainly oil and oil products are exported to this country. Israel ($1.399.0 bln) and Indonesia ($1.219.2 bln) hold leading positions. Italy has maintained its leading position since 2008 excluding early three months. Turkey took a lead in January and U.S. in February and March 2008.
Turkey ranks first on largest import volume ($837.4 million) in January-July 2012. About 15.80 percent of the Azerbaijani imports fell to it. Russia ranks second - $753.4 million and Germany - third ($415.6 million)
Most of Azerbaijan's imports (27.66 percent) in Jan.-July accounted for the imports of machines, equipment, electric vehicles and their spare parts.
Imports of vehicles and spare parts ranks second in the country's import (15.09 percent).
Import of ferrous metals ranks third (13.55 percent of total import volume).
Furniture delivery has the greatest increase in imports in January-July 2012 (by 55.78 percent) compared to the same period of last year.
Although its share in imports hits only 0.99 percent.
Imports of flour significantly reduced by 98.32 percent. This means an increase in grain crop and flour processing in Azerbaijan.
Main products imported to Azerbaijan
|
Name of products |
Jan.-July 2012 |
Compared to Jan.-July 2011, % |
|
|
cost (thousand dollars) |
Share in import volume, % |
||
|
meat |
12 199,05 |
0,23 |
105,94 |
|
flour |
918,65 |
0,02 |
1,68 |
|
butter |
93 754,97 |
1,77 |
129,35 |
|
milk |
4 398,56 |
0,08 |
80,94 |
|
grain |
144 744,08 |
2,73 |
95,73 |
|
Sugar and granulated sugar |
93 467,51 |
1,76 |
110,19 |
|
Cars, mechanisms, electric goods, equipment |
1 465 504,16 |
27,66 |
88,07 |
|
Vehicles and spare parts |
799 459,98 |
15,09 |
103,41 |
|
Wood and wooden goods |
154 198,49 |
2,91 |
119,35 |
|
Ferrous metals, tons |
718 244,40 |
13,55 |
109,11 |
|
Furniture and its parts |
52 525,09 |
0,99 |
155,78 |
|
Pharmaceutical goods |
129 532,59 |
2,44 |
115,31 |
According to the State Customs Committee, Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover with CIS countries in Jan.-July amounted to over $1.919.2 billion or 9.9 percent of total volume of Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover. Exports to CIS countries for the period totaled $617.7 million (4.4 percent of total export) and imports - $1.301.5 billion (24.6 percent of total import). Thus, the red ink of import-export operations with CIS countries amounted to $683.8 million.
During this period, about 6,928 legal and physical entities were involved in foreign trade operations, including 3,245 - legal entities and 3,683 - physical entities.
The share of public sector in exports totaled $13.31 billion (94.54 percent), private - $684 million (4.85 percent), the share of physical entities - $84.1 million (0.59 percent).
The share of public sector in import operations amounted to $1.094 million (20.64 percent), the private sector - $3.94 billion (74.48 percent), physical entities -$257.74 million (4.92 percent).
Azerbaijan's trade operations with foreign countries in Jan.-July 2012
|
Name of country |
Export, thousand dollars |
Compared to export in Jan.-July 2011, % |
Import, thousand dollars |
Compared to import in Jan.-July, 2011, % |
|
total |
14 082 774,82 |
90,95 |
5 299 089,96 |
103,47 |
|
including |
||||
|
European countries: |
6 490 438,99 |
72,55 |
1 449 293,95 |
99,74 |
|
Austria |
692,59 |
27,86 |
81 216,36 |
234,30 |
|
Belgium |
1 240,25 |
57,81 |
27 083,97 |
123,07 |
|
Bulgaria |
413 831,82 |
187,19 |
14 472,35 |
147,96 |
|
Great Britain |
163 216,94 |
16,37 times |
295 368,36 |
137,97 |
|
Hungary |
36,10 |
17,64 times |
12 281,95 |
102,29 |
|
Germany |
520 981,97 |
83,23 times |
415 624,83 |
101,59 |
|
Greece |
421 910,07 |
324,38 |
2 515,12 |
66,63 |
|
Denmark |
447,29 |
77,46 |
8 943,24 |
28,76 |
|
Ireland |
162,35 |
11,44 times |
13 754,20 |
201,51 |
|
Spain |
66 469,48 |
23,43 |
68 573,62 |
548,11 |
|
Italy |
3 098 728,24 |
56,31 |
132 759,13 |
116,02 |
|
Cyprus |
23 391,94 |
63,96 |
9 281,16 |
384,84 |
|
Latvia |
4 170,59 |
34,78 |
5 227,74 |
70,56 |
|
Lithuania |
2 027,97 |
49,72 |
10 716,61 |
149,88 |
|
Luxembourg |
50,52 |
164,07 |
11 230,13 |
115,37 |
|
Malta |
51 680,57 |
36,29 |
7,03 |
2,39 |
|
Netherlands |
4 535,23 |
128,40 |
82 191,01 |
142,50 |
|
Poland |
1 833,85 |
138,46 |
20 998,05 |
47,77 |
|
Portugal |
174 982,40 |
122,33 |
1 854,09 |
234,98 |
|
Romania |
39 154,58 |
77,21 |
5 371,89 |
45,19 |
|
Slovakia |
4,56 |
17,15 |
12 809,43 |
134,28 |
|
Slovenia |
0,00 |
0,00 |
3 510,57 |
84,88 |
|
Finland |
23,67 |
55,86 |
22 869,94 |
86,97 |
|
France |
1 096 658,68 |
45,83 |
94 926,79 |
31,98 |
|
Czechia |
403 925,75 |
2760,78 times |
56 553,40 |
81,21 |
|
Sweden |
10,58 |
2,49 |
38 283,93 |
121,37 |
|
Estonia |
271,00 |
71,79 |
869,04 |
25,38 |
|
Other countries: |
6 974 645,18 |
155,21 |
2 548 332,07 |
116,91 |
|
Australia |
31 084,73 |
630,75 times |
4 276,41 |
135,83 |
|
Albania |
0,00 |
0,00 |
46,50 |
354,91 |
|
Algeria |
2 626,88 |
24,11 times |
55,35 |
85,59 |
|
Angola |
6,10 |
295,19 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Angelia (Great Britain) |
0,00 |
0,00 |
1 178,83 |
199,44 |
|
Andorra |
0,00 |
0,00 |
10,87 |
30,99 |
|
Argentina |
0,00 |
0,00 |
9 334,07 |
59,51 |
|
Aruba |
12,01 |
10,79 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Afghanistan |
71 456,35 |
121,38 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Bangladesh |
0,00 |
0,00 |
33,86 |
19,21 |
|
Barbados |
0,00 |
0,00 |
9,80 |
0,00 |
|
Bahrain |
0,00 |
0,00 |
50,47 |
27,74 |
|
The Bermudas |
10,87 |
71,67 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2,09 |
0,00 |
87,85 |
29,62 |
|
Brazil |
117,92 |
17,54 times |
96 870,36 |
110,30 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
2,23 |
38,36 |
1,37 |
0,00 |
|
Virgin islands (Britain) |
0,00 |
0,00 |
517,12 |
367,28 |
|
Vietnam |
255,51 |
117,19 |
1 157,15 |
246,86 |
|
Venezuela |
98,14 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Gabon |
11,88 |
189,25 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Ghana |
38,04 |
10,83 times |
65,34 |
0,00 |
|
Hong Kong |
20,50 |
0,00 |
1 775,65 |
207,90 |
|
Georgia |
340 070,86 |
115,35 |
70 712,43 |
140,80 |
|
Jabalia |
0,00 |
0,00 |
379,47 |
530,29 |
|
Dominica |
0,00 |
0,00 |
1,39 |
7,08 |
|
Egypt |
24 397,79 |
18,21 |
3 396,95 |
254,43 |
|
Zimbabwe |
0,00 |
0,00 |
254,23 |
81,09 |
|
Israel |
1 399 053,78 |
379,83 |
37 371,03 |
158,41 |
|
India |
932 920,34 |
315,78 |
52 864,90 |
234,17 |
|
Indonesia |
1 219 222,25 |
212,18 |
26 769,27 |
249,63 |
|
Jordan |
17,21 |
96,81 |
745,33 |
25,59 |
|
Iceland |
0,00 |
0,00 |
8,39 |
45,10 |
|
Iraq |
229 605,38 |
119,84 times |
316,33 |
172,94 |
|
Iran |
67 774,41 |
65,11 |
101 654,49 |
111,75 |
|
Yemen |
55,25 |
0,00 |
6,25 |
0,00 |
|
Cayman Islands |
8,87 |
59,23 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Cambodia |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,72 |
0,00 |
|
Cameroon |
0,00 |
0,00 |
3,60 |
0,00 |
|
Canada |
8 466,62 |
50,81 times |
17 580,77 |
205,70 |
|
Qatar |
7,15 |
49,01 |
812,57 |
7,05 |
|
Kenya |
0,00 |
0,00 |
48,83 |
7,34 |
|
China |
174 632,36 |
742,40 |
348 736,24 |
104,73 |
|
Columbia |
24,65 |
0,00 |
18,01 |
249,16 |
|
Korean Republic |
0,00 |
0,00 |
10,08 |
38,19 |
|
Korea (DPRK) |
60,98 |
1,24 |
148 782,45 |
130,03 |
|
Costa Rica |
0,00 |
0,00 |
135,87 |
135,71 |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,65 |
22,27 |
|
Kuwait |
0,00 |
0,00 |
177,65 |
4441,26 times |
|
Cuba |
0,00 |
0,00 |
4 969,85 |
395,90 times |
|
Lebanon |
27 886,84 |
148,32 |
163,75 |
43,48 |
|
Libya |
21 274,43 |
27991,19 times |
5,37 |
870,34 |
|
Liechtenstein |
1,16 |
126,55 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Madagascar |
0,00 |
0,00 |
1,28 |
0,00 |
|
Macao |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,54 |
0,00 |
|
Macedonia |
0,00 |
0,00 |
186,86 |
703,97 |
|
Malawi |
0,00 |
0,00 |
256,15 |
284,60 |
|
Malaysia |
150 442,15 |
22,66 |
13 091,53 |
56,54 |
|
Republic of Mauritius |
0,00 |
0,00 |
2,12 |
0,00 |
|
Mexico |
15,66 |
869,79 |
2 173,26 |
97,41 |
|
Mongolia |
258,87 |
212,08 |
0,24 |
0,75 |
|
Montenegro |
0,00 |
0,00 |
8,43 |
0,00 |
|
Morocco |
0,00 |
0,00 |
2 670,90 |
106,16 |
|
Nepal |
0,00 |
0,00 |
2,51 |
3,68 |
|
Nigeria |
22,79 |
103,36 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
New Zealand |
119,80 |
221,33 |
12 446,72 |
113,10 |
|
Norway |
2 494,64 |
14,14 times |
10 796,69 |
115,68 |
|
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
5 654,15 |
216,84 |
62 783,12 |
170,11 |
|
Oman |
17,30 |
0,41 |
138,29 |
148,60 |
|
Pakistan |
0,99 |
13,56 |
615,65 |
24,29 |
|
Palestine |
0,00 |
0,00 |
4,33 |
0,00 |
|
Panama |
0,00 |
0,00 |
12 899,13 |
339,81 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
0,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Peru |
10,30 |
763,24 |
27,12 |
105,57 |
|
Puerto Rico (USA) |
0,00 |
0,00 |
112,07 |
46,60 times |
|
Rwanda |
0,00 |
0,00 |
4,52 |
0,00 |
|
San-Marino |
4,21 |
0,00 |
714,90 |
15,44 times |
|
Saudi Arabia |
5,30 |
0,05 |
15 498,45 |
83,07 times |
|
the Seychelles |
1,10 |
1,95 |
371,17 |
28,80 times |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0,00 |
0,00 |
27,80 |
0,00 |
|
Sierra Leone |
83,80 |
256,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Serbia |
3,45 |
37,04 |
17 601,09 |
16,92 times |
|
Singapore |
250 358,51 |
929,15 times |
9 661,43 |
113,35 |
|
Sint Maarten |
0,00 |
0,00 |
12,88 |
0,00 |
|
Syria |
13,00 |
18,85 |
401,09 |
60,90 |
|
United States of America (USA) |
835 125,45 |
85,28 |
342 683,06 |
93,81 |
|
Taiwan |
297 964,66 |
0,00 |
15 791,47 |
75,20 |
|
Thailand |
235 171,88 |
173,73 |
13 463,79 |
175,72 |
|
Tanzania |
0,00 |
0,00 |
340,59 |
0,00 |
|
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
28,00 |
53,88 times |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
Tunis |
203 922,38 |
0,00 |
7 976,59 |
161,32 |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
0,00 |
0,00 |
6,60 |
116,71 |
|
Turkey |
335 263,26 |
160,01 |
837 391,64 |
123,57 |
|
the Philippines |
29,14 |
0,00 |
150,06 |
48,68 |
|
Croatia |
64 727,76 |
31,74 |
1 940,43 |
91,64 |
|
Central African Republic |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,70 |
3,23 |
|
Chili |
0,00 |
0,00 |
215,77 |
37,39 |
|
Switzerland |
40 832,09 |
81,34 |
73 413,97 |
75,29 |
|
Sri-Lanka |
0,00 |
0,00 |
7 197,71 |
81,32 |
|
Uruguay |
0,00 |
0,00 |
344,17 |
89,58 |
|
Ecuador |
0,00 |
0,00 |
11 829,71 |
94,21 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
2,24 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
South African Republic |
1,60 |
0,00 |
1 434,07 |
221,12 |
|
Jamaica |
0,00 |
0,00 |
4 700,11 |
0,00 |
|
Japan |
377,52 |
186,75 |
135 543,48 |
140,76 |
|
Others |
468,73 |
106,45 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
|
CIS countries: |
617 690,65 |
30,22 |
1 301 463,94 |
87,43 |
|
Belarus |
6 740,33 |
1,46 |
44 271,02 |
113,27 |
|
Kazakhstan |
28 379,79 |
65,75 |
186 376,20 |
172,56 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
3 116,52 |
40,35 |
846,39 |
137,20 |
|
Moldova |
20,36 |
23,01 |
2 772,73 |
97,48 |
|
Russia |
455 498,09 |
59,85 |
753 390,46 |
77,97 |
|
Tajikistan |
27 179,47 |
315,05 |
135,40 |
7,49 |
|
Turkmenistan |
35 591,73 |
140,74 |
7 810,70 |
80,03 |
|
Uzbekistan |
10 475,87 |
82,72 |
4 429,32 |
10,30 |
|
Ukraine |
50 688,47 |
7,01 |
301 431,71 |
95,01 |
source: Azerbaijani state customs committee