BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 25. Azerbaijan imported fruits and nuts totaling $42 million from January through February of this year.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee shows that this figure decreased by $1.38 million (3.2 percent) compared to the same period in 2024.
Imports of the mentioned products during the reporting period accounted for 1.02 percent of the country's total imports.
Meanwhile, for the first two months of 2025, Azerbaijan totally exported 73,981 tons of fruits and nuts worth $79.93 million, marking the value growth by $13.52 million (20.4 percent) and the volume hike by 13,882 tons (23.1 percent) compared to the same months in 2024.
The volume of foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan for the reporting period amounted to $8.9 billion, which is $1.7 billion or 23.2 percent more than in the same period last year ($7.2 billion).
Of the trade turnover, exports accounted for $4.8 billion and imports $4.1 billion which is $13 million (0.3 percent) less and $1.7 billion (69.2 percent) more than a year ago.
The foreign trade surplus amounted to $628 million, which is $1.7 billion or 3.7 times less than a year ago.