BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
The largest volume of Georgia’s exports from January through September 2021 accounted for maritime transport, which amounted to $1.5 billion, Trend reports via National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The figure of the current year has increased by 25 percent, compared to $1.2 billion over the same period of 2020.
The second-biggest means of transport by exports in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021 was vehicle transport, which amounted to $1.4 billion – an increase of 27.2 percent, compared to $1.1 million over the first 9 months of 2020.
Air transport ranked third among the leading means of transport in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021, with a total of $186.4 million of exported goods.
Although, air transport showed a decrease of 8.6 percent in the reporting period of 2021, compared to $207.8 million over the first 10 months of 2020.
The remaining share of Georgian exports in the reporting period of 2021 accounted for rail transport ($134.5 million) and other means of transport ($14.8 million).
Meanwhile, total Georgia’s exports from January through October 2021 amounted to $3.3 billion – an increase of 24.9 percent, compared to $2.7 billion in the same period of 2020.
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