BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 4
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
Georgia’s oil products exports from January through September 2021 amounted to 21,000 tons, which is an increase of 57.8 percent, compared to 13,300 tons over the same period of 2020, Trend reports via National Statistics Office (Geostat).
According to the statistics, the production also increased by 8.5 percent from 27,000 tons over first 9 months of 2020 to 29,300 tons over the reporting period of 2021.
Georgia’s imports of oil products from January through September 2021 amounted to 1.05 million tons, which is an increase of 7 percent, compared to 980,900 tons over the same period of 2020.
The domestic supply of oil products in Georgia in the reporting period of 2021 also showed increase of 14.8 percent – from 923,100 tons in the same period of 2020 to 1.06 million tons.
According to Geostat, the lack in stock of oil products in January 2021 amounted to 10,400 tons, while boosted to 700 tons in September 2021.
These indicators over the same period of 2020 were as follows: the shortage amounted to 16,700 tons in January 2020, and 4,600 tons in September 2020.
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