Trade turnover between Georgia and Azerbaijan increased or decreased ?

Baku/28.01.14/Turan : The National Statistical Service of Georgia released figures on turnover with Azerbaijan in 2013 , according to which trade between the two countries increased by 2.1 %. Georgian official data on trade between the two countries is two times more than in the same period.

In 2013, Georgia has implemented import-export operations with Azerbaijan in the amount of $ 1,350 million (" GeoStat "). According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan , the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $ 650.4 million in the previous year , this figure exceeded $ 700 million, thus , according to Azerbaijani sources, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia for the year decreased by 7.2%.

The Embassy of Georgia , commenting on this apparent contradiction figures said they would not match the data on customs operations does not happen the first time and is mainly due to exports from Georgia cars. "For Georgia imported into its territory and sold in the future to other countries cars are considered exports. Azerbaijani state classifies these same goods to their country of origin - Germany, USA, Japan and so on. "

In the volumes of imports of goods from Georgia, Azerbaijan , there are also differences at the level of $ 80 million recorded in the SCC last year exports to Georgia in the amount of $ 519.2 million (-9 %), imports from Georgia - $ 131.3 million ( 1 %) . - 08D-