BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
In the first quarter of 2020, Georgia exported to Azerbaijan vegetables and roots in the amount of $166,500, Trend reports with reference to National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In the first quarter of 2019, this indicator reached $409,700, said Geostat.
According to the report, the decline in exports in the first quarter of 2020 was conditioned by the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In the first quarter of 2020, the whole volume of products was exported to Azerbaijan by road transport.
Azerbaijan ranked third in Georgia’s commodity circulation from January through April 2020.
In the reporting period, the foreign trade turnover between Georgia and Azerbaijan amounted to more than $367 million, which makes up 10.6 percent of the total trade turnover of Georgia.
During the reporting period, Georgia exported products worth $221.8 million to Azerbaijan, which comprises 9 percent of total exports from Georgia.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan exported products worth $145.1 million to the Georgian market, which is 14.5 percent of total imports to Georgia.
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