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FOREIGN TRADE ENDS IN BLACK
Baku, IAA "Trend" April 26 corr. J.Karimov
The foreign trade of Azerbaijan ended
with balance $13.8m in black in January
to March of 2004, the State Statistic Committee
(SSC) announced.
Foreign trade comprised $1.375bn in this period.
Azerbaijan carried out trade operations
with 99 world countries. Over the first three months
of 2004Export comprised $694.45m, or 2.9% up 2003,
and import - $680.68m, or 48.43% up.
Russia led the list of countries importing goods to
Azerbaijan 15.84%. It is followed by Kazakhstan
(12.61%), UK (9.67%), Turkey (7.54%), Germany (5.77%),
Ukraine (4.86%), China (4.74%), the United States
(4.61%), Japan (3.49%), France (3.45%). Italy
was on the top of the list of countries importing from
Azerbaijan 54.56%. Then follows Israel (9.42%),
Russia (5.63%), Turkey (4.41%), Iran (4.25%), Georgia
(3.78%), Croatia (3.52%), France (2.39%), Tajikistan
(1.62%), Latvia (1.08%).
In January to March of 2004 82.46% of Azerbaijani
export fell on crude oil and oil products
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