Trade Turnover with Georgia Decreased by 43.2%

. For the first nine months of this year the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia amounted to $ 244.6 million, which is 43.2% less than in the comparable period of 2015, according to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.

It declares exports to Georgia in the amount of $ 221.8 million, 41.5% less than in January-September last year. The volume of import of Georgian goods, according to Azerbaijani sources, amounted to $ 22.7 million. This is 55.5% less than last year.

Georgian official sources provide slightly different data on trade between the two countries.

According to the National Statistical Control of Georgia, it recorded turnover between Georgia and Azerbaijan since the beginning of the year, totaling $ 415.1 million, which is 29.5% less than the indicator for 9 months of 2015. Georgia imported Azerbaijani goods worth $ 321.1 million (-17.5%) and exported goods for $ 93.9 million (2 times less).

Georgia and Azerbaijan mainly trade agricultural and food products. Azerbaijan exports natural gas and petroleum products to Georgia. ----08B