Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $760.4 million in January-February 2022, which is 54.5 percent higher year-on-year, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show.
Local exports in the country accounted for 73.1 percent of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $555.8 million, 51.7 percent higher compared to January-February 2021, Geostat said.
Georgia’s top trading partners were:
China – $90 million
Bulgaria – $83.7 million
Russia – $80.2 million
Turkey – $55.9 million
The United States – $39.2 million
The five largest domestic export goods of Georgia are as follows:
Copper ores and concentrates – $156.3 million (+65.4%)
Ferro-alloys – $100.5 million (+92.7%)
Nitrogenous fertilisers – $58.2 million (+214.3%)
Wine of fresh grapes – $33.2 million (+43.9%)
Natural or artificial mineral and aerated waters – $23.3 million (+26.6%)
The largest increase in January-February 2022 was recorded in the export of nitrogenous fertilisers – with a 214.3 percent increase – and in the export of precious metal ores and concentrates – which totalled $10.5 million, amounting to a 101.2 percent increase year-on-year.
Reduction was registered in the export of hazelnuts and other nuts, which totalled $13 million in January-February 2022, marking a 17.3 percent decrease year-on-year.
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