Turkey strengthens its position in the export of goods into Azerbaijan.
In terms of the first seven months of this year, with a weight 15.8% in the total imports of Azerbaijan, this country exceeded the nearest rival (Russia) by 1.6%.
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, in January-July this year, Azerbaijan imported goods from Turkey for a total of $ 837.4 million. With a total of $ 1,173 million indicator Turkey ranks fifth in the turnover between Azerbaijan and foreign countries.
The share of Turkey in the exports of goods from Azerbaijan is 2.38% with $ 335.2 million. It also holds the 13th place in the list of active trade partners of Azerbaijan.
The top five countries importing goods from Azerbaijan are Italy ($ 3.1 billion and 22% of Azerbaijan's export in the last 7 months), Israel ($ 1.4 billion, 9.9%), Indonesia (U.S. $ 1.2 billion, 8 , 66%), France ($ 1.1 billion, 7.8%) and India ($ 933 million, 6.6%). - 08D-
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