In January-May period this year, Georgia's total external trade turnover with Turkey, which is the top trading partner of the country, amounted to $1.25 billion, including imports worth $1.09 billion, up 17.5 percent, and exports worth $176.27 million, increasing 7.8 percent, both on year-on-year basis, according to the data provided by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In first five months of the year, Georgia's imports of steel tubes and pipes from Turkey amounted to 26,642 mt, up 86.0 percent year on year. Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $23.26 million, rising by 62.3 percent on year-on-year basis.