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By Jamila Babayeva

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia amounted to $1.19 billion or 12.3 percent of the total volume of Georgia's foreign trade turnover in January-November 2013, Georgian National Statistics Office reported.

Trade turnover between the two countries increased by 3.48 percent compared to the same period of 2012. The figure was $1.15 billion in January-November 2012.

Azerbaijan is the second trade partner of Georgia after Turkey. The trade turnover between Georgia and Turkey amounted to $1.37 billion (specific weight - 14.1 percent) in January-November 2013. Ukraine ranks third for the volume of trade turnover with Georgia during the reporting period ($724.01 million).

Azerbaijan mainly exports to Georgia petroleum, petroleum oils and gases, gypsum, anhydrite, plaster and other products, while the motor cars, live bovine animals, bars and rods of iron, cement are the most imported goods from Georgia to Azerbaijan.

Total foreign trade of Georgia amounted to $ 9,681 billion in January-November 2013, which is higher by 4 percent compared to the same period of 2012. The value of export grew by 20 percent reaching $2,618 billion, while the import decreased by 2 percent to $ 7,064 billion compared to the same period of 2012.