Azeri exports to Iran down by third
Azerbaijan has reduced goods export to Iran by 35.3 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period of the last year.
Azerbaijan's export transactions with Iran amounted to $60.4 million in January-June compared to $93.3 million during the same period in 2011, the State Customs Committee (SCC) said.
In the first half of this year, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Iran amounted to $149.697 million.
The volume of imports from Iran to Azerbaijan increased by 9.6 percent in this period. Azerbaijan imported goods worth $81.5 million from Iran in January-June compared to $89.338 million in the same period of 2011.
Azerbaijan's major foreign trade partners included Italy, Israel, and Indonesia in the export of Azerbaijani goods, while leading importers were Turkey, Russia and Germany.
Total imports in Azerbaijan for the first six months amounted to $4.5 million, while exports amounted to $12.7 million.
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