BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
The largest volume of Georgia’s imports from January through October 2021 accounted for motor transport, which amounted to $3.7 billion, Trend reports via National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The current figure has increased by 37 percent, compared to $2.7 billion over the same period of 2020.
The second-largest means of transport by imports in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021 is maritime transport, which amounted to $2.6 billion – an increase of 8.3 percent, compared to $2.4 billion over the first 10 months of 2020.
Air transport ranks third among leading means of transport in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021, with a total of $702.6 million of imported goods – an increase of 48.3 percent, compared to $473.7 million over the first 10 months of 2020.
The remaining share of Georgian imports in the reporting period of 2021 fell on rail transport ($624.2 million) and other means of transport ($258.3 million).
Meanwhile, Georgia’s imports from January through October 2021 amounted to $7.9 billion, which is an increase of 22.3 percent, compared to $6.4 billion over the reporting period of 2020.
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