Trade between Azerbaijan and European Union Accounted for over 42% of Total Turnover
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan (http://customs.gov.az/files/arayish201603.pdf), by April 1, Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover amounted to $ 3 billion 606 million, slightly less than half of which (42.4%, or $ 1 billion 531 million) came from the EU, and just over a tenth (11.8% or $ 422 million) – from the CIS countries. Other countries, with 140 participants in the turnover, had a trade of $ 1 billion 653 million, or 45.8% of total volume, with Azerbaijan.
The usual leader is Italy with a total turnover of $ 462 million for export, mainly hydrocarbons at $ 368 million and imports of $ 94 million, followed by Turkey - $ 257 million ($ 59 million and $ 197 million). The third is Russia with overall performance in the $ 252 million ($ 46 million and $ 206 million), followed by Germany - $ 248 million ($ 172 million and $ 76 million) and France - $ 233 million ($ 201 million and $ 32 million).
By April 1, the total exports amounted to $ 1 billion 780.62 million, and the imports were $ 1 billion 825.9 million with a deficit of approximately $ 45 million. --17D-
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