Turkey, Azerbaijan are Georgia's main trade partners

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The main trade partners of Georgia are Turkey ($671 million),
Azerbaijan ($442 million) and Ukraine ($425 million), Georgian Prime
Minister Nika Gilauri said in his round-up the first half of 2011,
Business Georgia reports.


Imports increased by 36% in the last 6 months, and exports - by 44%,
he said. Exports increased by 60% in June, he added.


Georgia had a trade turnover of $1.419 billion with CIS states in
January-June 2011, increasing by 47%, compared with the same period in
2010.


Georgia imported products worth $502 million and exported worth $917 million.


Georgia's main export markets are in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey.


The main export products are cars, reexported from other states (23%).