Foreign trade turnover decreased

In January-June 2013 foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan amounted to $17144.5 million, which is by 0.16% lower than a year earlier. Trade turnover decreased as a result of reduced export operations by 5.8%.

According to the State Customs Committee, in the first half of this year, Azerbaijan exported goods amounting total of $ 11,970 million. Great share of exports (more than $11 billion, or 92.25%) is the energy resources (crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas.) The share of EU countries accounting for 48% of exports ($ 5,748 million.) The share of public sector in the export portfolio is 94% ($ 11,253 million.)

Over the reported period, the volume of supplied goods is $5 174.5 million, by 16% more than over the compared period of 2012. Imports of goods from EU countries amounted to $ 1,741 million, or 33.6% of imports. The share of the public sector accounted for 31% ($ 1.6 billion) of imports.

The foreign trade balance amounted to $ 795.5 million.   This year, Azerbaijan had trade relations with the 137th country in the world; 1,560 items of goods  were imported, and 5347 were  imported. Import-export business employs 4,786 business entities, of which 3067 is a legal entity, including 233 companies belong to the public sector. --08D--