In the January-August period this year, Georgia’s total external trade turnover with Turkey amounted to $1.79 billion, including exports worth $321.50 million, up by 51.8 percent, and imports worth $1.47 billion, increasing by 36.4 percent, both on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data provided by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In the given period this year, semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel ranked fifth among Georgia’s most exported products to Turkey, amounting to 24,851 metric tons, dropping by 31.7 percent year on year. Meanwhile, the value of these exports totaled $16.54 million, down by 15.3 percent year on year.