Azernews.Az

By Nazrin Gadimova

Around 1,900 cars worth a total of $189.55 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in the first six months of 2013, the Georgian statistics body, GeoStat, reported.

According to GeoStat, the share of goods of this category amounted to 56.95 percent of the total volume of Georgia's exports to the neighboring country.

The volume of car exports from Georgia increased by 25.85 percent compared to the same period of 2012. For comparison's sake, 15,400 cars were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in January-June 2012, which amounted to $150.62 million.

1,780 trucks were exported to Azerbaijan for a total amount of $11.92 million in the first half of 2013, which is 28.64 percent below the figure reported in the same period of 2012. Around 1,540 trucks totaling $16.7 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in the first six months of 2012.

In January-June 2013, Georgia exported goods worth about $332.81 million to Azerbaijan. The figure was 26.9 percent of the total volume of the country's exports during the reporting period.

According to GeoStat, the exports to Azerbaijan increased by 17.5 percent compared to the same period of 2012. Georgian goods worth about $283.23 million were exported to Azerbaijan in January-June 2012.

Georgia's total exports amounted to $1.24 billion in January-June 2013, increasing by 9 percent compared to the same period of 2012.