External trade of Georgia down 16.7% in January-August 2020
The value of exports decreased 14.7 per cent and reached $2.07 billion, while imports also decreased 17.5 per cent, amounting to $4.95 billion. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $7.02 billion in January-August 2020, which is a decrease of 16.7 per cent compared to the same period of last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The value of exports decreased 14.7 per cent and reached $2.07 billion, while imports also decreased 17.5 per cent, amounting to $4.95 billion.
External merchandise trade tendencies of Georgia in January-August 2015-2020. Image: Geostat.
The trade deficit of Georgia in January-August 2020 amounted to $2.88 billion which is 41 per cent of total trade turnover.
Trade deficit is an economic measure of the negative balance of trade in which a country's imports exceed its exports.
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $6.030 billion in January-July 2020, which is a decrease of 17.6 per cent compared to the same period of last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Turkey, Russia and China were Georgia's top trading partners in January-June 2020, show the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $4.20 billion in January-May 2020, which is a decrease of 16.8 per cent compared to the same period of last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $3.46 billion in January-April 2020, which is a decrease of 11.8 per cent compared to the same period of last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The value of exports decreased 11.9 per cent and reached $778.2 million, while imports also decreased 11.8 per cent, amounting to $2.46 billion.
The lari (GEL) has depreciated against the US dollar by about two per cent, following an increased number of new coronavirus cases in Georgia and the upcoming parliamentary elections, said National Bank of Georgia (NBG) Head Koba Gvenetadze.