Azerbaijan's non‑oil exports rose by 18% in the first seven months of the year, reaching $2.5 billion, the Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication reported.
Sugar exports showed the strongest growth, increasing 2.6‑fold, while cotton yarn shipments rose nearly 82%. Exports of animal fats and oils grew by almost 40%, and tea exports increased by nearly 20%.
Aluminium and aluminium‑based products also climbed 40%. In total, agricultural and agro‑industrial exports amounted to nearly $900 million in January-July.
