In January-November 2016, Azerbaijan imported 77,572 household air conditioners. This is 5.3 times more than in the comparable period of the previous year, according to the State Statistics Committee.
For the purchase of air conditioners the importers paid about 19 million dollars, 7.1 times more than in January-November 2015. Domestic air conditioners were registered at the customs at an average price of $ 224.7.
According to the SSC, for 11 months of 2016, Azerbaijan was supplied 84,780 washing machines, 2.1 times more than in the comparable period of 2015. The volume of imports amounted to over $ 15 million (2.6 times).
Imports of household refrigerators decreased approximately twofold and amounted to 22.5 thousand ($ 6 million - 17.3%). ------08D
Economics
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