Azernews.Az

By Jamila Babayeva

An official report says Azerbaijan has imported 44,460 cars worth $401.07 million from Georgia in 2013.

The report by the National Statistics Office added that the share of car imports amounted to 56.47 percent in the total volume of Georgian exports to Azerbaijan in 2013.

Azerbaijan's imports of passenger cars from Georgia increased by 16.04 percent - or by 7,910 units in quantitative terms- compared to 2012. By comparison, around 36,550 cars worth $345.62 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in 2012.

Around 4,000 trucks worth $26.05 million were exported to Azerbaijan in 2013 - or by 9.2 percent less, in quantitative terms - by 0,860 units more compared to 2012. By comparison, around 3,140 trucks worth $28.69 million were exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in 2012.

Totally some $647.06 million worth of goods were imported from Georgia to Azerbaijan during the reporting period which accounts for 24.7 percent of the total volume of the country's exports during the reporting period.

Some $710.21 million worth of goods were imported from Georgia in 2013 which accounts for 24.4 percent of Georgia's total export volume during the reporting period. The export to Azerbaijan increased by 13.3 percent compared to 2012. By comparison, around $626.85 million worth of goods were exported to Azerbaijan in 2012.

These cars are delivered to Georgia from abroad.