The positive balance of foreign trade turnover amounted to $ 7.3 billion, State Statistical Committee
In 2015, foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan amounted to $25 billion 781 million At the same time the surplus of import-export operations for the year amounted to $ 7 338.200 million, the State Statistics Committee said today.
Prior to that, the State Customs Committee, referring to the customs statistics, reported foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan for 2015 at the level of $ 20 645,8 million, and the positive balance of these operations amounted to $ 12.2 billion.
Statistical increase in foreign trade transactions occurred as a result of registration of crude oil exports. The SSC and State Fuel Committee provide the same information about the import - $ 9 221.4 million.
According to the SSC, the volume of non-oil exports in 2015 grew by 2.7%, and reached $ 1 581,2 million. 08D
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