External merchandise trade tendencies of Georgia in January-November 2012-2017. Source: Geostat

Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first eleven months of 2017 increased by 12.9%, compared to the same period of last year, reaching USD 9.56 billion, according to the preliminary figures released by the State Statistics Office on December 13.

Exports from Georgia increased by 27% year-on-year to USD 2.43 billion and imports were up by 8.8% y/y to USD 7.12 billion in January-November, with trade gap standing at USD 4.68 billion.

Geostat will release detailed figures of foreign trade for the reporting period next week.