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Georgian Foreign Trade Statistics. In 2002 Georgian foreign trade turnover (registered) totalled US $ 1045,0 million, that is 104,6% of previous year's data for the appropriate period. From this export is US $ 325,0 million (101,5% accordingly) and import-US $ 720,0 million (106,1%). Negative trade balance of Georgian trade for 2002 stood at US $ 395,0 million.
The following table shows the trends in Georgia's trade balance:
Number of Countries
Foreign Trade Balance - US $ million
Negative trade balance
Year 2001
88
378,8
Year 2002
89
454,2
Positive trade balance
Year 2001
30
20,1
Year 2002
40
59,2
All trade partners
Year 2001
118
358,7
Year 2002
129
395,0
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In 2002 Georgia had a negative trade balance with 89 partner countries, with whom the trade gap amounted 454,2 million US Dollars in comparison with the last year when the same figure was indicated by 378,8 million US $ with 88 partner countries. Georgia had a positive trade balance of US $ 59,2 million with 40 countries, and in 2001 with 30 countries (positive balance of US $ 59,2 million).
In 2002 the foreign trade with CIS countries have increased. The 30.6% of the trade gap covers these countries (29.7% for the same period of the last year). The foreign trade with CIS countries amounted US $ 4337.4 million in 2002 (the amount increased by 10.6% in comparison with the same period of the year 2001). CIS countries share 41,9% of Georgia's foreign trade turnover, among them exports share 48,7% and imports 38,8% (accordingly 39.6%; 45.1% and 37.0% - in the year 2001).
Trade turnover with Russia reflected US $ 162.8 million and has declined by 1.2% in comparison ...
