Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 14
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Azerbaijan exported goods worth $9.05 billion in January-October 2017 that is by 25.7 percent more than in the same period of 2016, according to a report of the country’s State Customs Committee.
The share of state sector in export totaled $7.2 billion, private sector – $1.69 billion, individuals – $161.83 million.
Azerbaijan mainly exported oil and oil products, gas, aluminum and aluminum products, as well as fruits and vegetables in January-October 2017.
TOP-5 goods exported by Azerbaijan at the total cost:
|
Items |
January-October 2017 |
January-October 2016 |
||
|
Quantity |
Cost (thousand dollars) |
Quantity |
Cost (thousand dollars) |
|
|
Oil, thousand tons |
16,977,159.44 |
6,539,344.36 |
17,024,743.44 |
5,149,437.94 |
|
Oil products, thousand tons |
686,007.3 |
268,227.81 |
1,241,259.46 |
312,600.31 |
|
Natural gas, thousand cubic meters |
5,649,024.92 |
1,001,705.19 |
4,983,844.46 |
744,532.84 |
|
Fruits and vegetables, thousand tons |
408,186.87 |
375,321.62 |
264,005.67 |
270,842.63 |
|
Aluminum and aluminum products,thousand tons |
50,754.41 |
98,081.79 |
55,109.2 |
79,140.26 |
During the period, import totaled nearly $6.96 billion, which is slightly more than in January-October 2016. Some $893.97 million accounted for the state sector share in import operations, and $5.69 billion – for the private sector, $370.49 million – for individuals.
Azerbaijan mainly imported various machines, vehicles, ferrous metals, plastic and timber during the reporting period.
TOP-5 goods imported by Azerbaijan (total cost):
|
Items |
January-October 2017 |
January-October 2016 |
||
|
Quantity |
Cost (thousand dollars) |
Quantity |
Cost (thousand dollars) |
|
|
Machines and mechanisms, electronic equipment, spare parts, thousand dollars |
- |
1,489,997.07 |
- |
1,637,441.02 |
|
Ferrous metals and ferrous goods, thousand tons |
642,383.21 |
657,227.51 |
709,685.42 |
957,605.71 |
|
Vehicles and spare parts, thousand dollars |
- |
907,880.51 |
- |
626,155.42 |
|
Plastic and plastic products, thousand tons |
143,543.72 |
247,392.68 |
125,934.99 |
227,996.26 |
|
Timber and timber products, thousand tons |
- |
174,557.95 |
- |
155,576.97 |
Azerbaijan’s foreign trade operations increased by 13.1 percent and amounted to $16.01 billion in January-October 2017, as compared to the same period of 2016. The surplus in the reporting period amounted to $2.1 billion, which is 8.8 times more than in the same period last year.
