BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 28
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
Georgia’s imports from Turkey from January through November 2021, accounting for 17.8 percent of the total imports, increased by 33.3 percent to $1.6 billion, compared to $1.2 billion over the reporting period of 2020, Trend reports via the National Statistics Office (Geostat).
Turkey remained the top partner of Georgia by imports, followed by Russia ($926.1 million) and China ($790.3 million).
TOP-5 commodities exported from Turkey to Georgia (Jan. through Nov. 2021):
- Vehicles for transportation of ten or more people – $63.7 million (75.4-percent increase);
- Pipes and hollow profiles made of iron or steel – $45 million (14.5-percent increase);
- Patterns of clothing – $42 million (56.7-percent increase);
- Medicine – $40.1 million (2-percent increase);
- Structures, parts of structures made of iron or steel – $35.2 million (10.3-percent increase).
Georgia’s trade turnover with Turkey from January through November 2021 amounted to $1.8 billion, which is an increase of 28.5 percent, compared to $1.4 billion over the same period of 2020.
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