Georgia’s trade with EU worth $211.5 million in January 2018
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Georgia is strengthening its trade relations with the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries.
Last month, trade turnover with European Union (EU) countries increased by 6.6 percent year-on-year (y/y) and amounted to $211.5 million, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Exports were worth $64.2 million (21.4 percent higher), while imports reached $147.2 million (1.2 percent higher).
The share of the EU countries in the external trade turnover of Georgia amounted to 25.9 percent - 28.8 percent in exports and 24.8 percent in imports.
Trade with CIS countries
In January 2018, the external trade turnover of Georgia with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries totalled $305.2 million – 38.2 percent higher compared to January 2017.
Exports were worth $80.8 million (23.5 percent higher) while imports equalled $224.4 million (44.4 percent higher).
Georgia’s top trading partners in January 2018
Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan are Georgia’s top trade partners in January 2018, said Geostat.
Last month Georgia’s top 10 trade partners made for 69 percent of the country’s total trade turnover, with Turkey ($112 million), Russia ($94.1 billion) and Azerbaijan ($91.1 million) filling the top three spots.
What are Georgia's main exports?
Georgia's top exported commodities in January 2018 were:
- Copper ores and concentrates (worth $34.1 million, or 15.3 percent of total exports)
- Ferro-alloys (worth $27.3 million, or 12.3 percent of total exports)
- Motor cars (worth $15.7 million, or seven percent of total exports)
What are Georgia's main imports?
Georgia's top imported commodities were:
- Petroleum and petroleum oils (worth $57.1 million, or 9.6 percent of total imports)
- Petroleum gases (worth $48.4 million, or 8.2 percent of total imports)
- Motor cars (worth $29.8 million or five percent of total imports)
More about the external trade of Georgia can be found here.
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Copper ores and concentrates, ferro-alloys and motor cars were Georgia’s top exported commodities in January-November 2017, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
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Georgia is increasing its role as an important trade partner for the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries.
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Georgia’s external trade with EU up 10.8%, with CIS up 26.5%
Georgia is increasing its role as an important trade partner for the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries. In January-February 2018, trade turnover with EU countries amounted to $446.5 million, while with the CIS counties external trade of Georgia reached $620.2 million.
Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan are Georgia’s top trade partners this year, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Overall, Georgia’s external trade grew by 23.3 percent this year and reached $2.82 billion in January-March 2018.
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Copper ores and concentrates, ferro-alloys and motor cars were Georgia’s top exported commodities in January-April 2018, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
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Georgia is strengthening its trade relations with the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries.