Azerbaijan’s export of fruit and vegetable products increased by 63% in terms of volume in January-September as compared to the same period 2016, said Chairman of the State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev.
Aliyev made the remarks addressing an Azerbaijani-German business forum in Baku on October 11.
He noted that during the period, export of plastics and products made from plastics increased, while export of alcoholic drinks rose by 25% in terms of volume.
Azerbaijan’s foreign trade decreased by 9.24% in January-August as compared to the same period 2016, and totaled $12.52 billion.
The positive balance of trade turnover in the reporting period was $1.92 billion, up 7.7-fold YoY. (Trend/Business World Magazine)