Civil.Ge — Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in first nine months of 2010 was USD 4.6 billion, up by 17% from last year’s same period, the state statistics office, Geostat, said on October 25.
Trade deficit was USD 2.41 billion in January-September of 2010, which is up by 5% year-on-year.
The value of export was slightly over USD 1 billion, up by 34% and import was USD 3.5 billion, up by 13% year-on-year, according to Geostat.
Turkey remains Georgia’s largest trading partner with USD 770 million in the first nine months of 2010, followed by Azerbaijan – USD 486 million; Ukraine – USD 445 million; the United States – USD 253.5 million; Germany – USD 250.4 million; China – USD 240.3 million; Russia – USD 222.6 million; Armenia – USD 146.2 million; Bulgaria – USD 126.9 million and United Arab Emirates – USD 126.1 million.
Ferro-alloys remained the number one Georgian export, amounting USD 177 million in the first nine months of this year; followed by re-export of vehicles with USD 153 million and ferrous scrap metal with USD 80 million.
Oil products and hydrocarbons top the list of imports totaling USD 567.8 million in the first half of 2010; followed by vehicles with USD 231.2 million; medicines – USD 135.5 million and wheat – USD 103.9 million.
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