Georgia's foreign trade turnover ups by 16 percent

Georgia, Tbilisi, Oct.17/ Trend, N.Kirtskhalia /

Georgia's foreign trade turnover amounted to $7.595 billion in January-September. As Georgian Statistics Service said, it is 16 percent more than the same period of last year.

Some $1.770 billion (a 14-percent increase) of $7.595 billion accounted for exports, while $5.824 billion (a 17-percent increase) - for imports.

Negative trade balance hit $4.054 billion, which is 53 percent of total foreign trade balance.