External merchandise trade tendencies of Georgia in January 2013-2018. Source: Geostat

Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first month of 2018 increased by 20.1%, compared to the same period of last year, reaching USD 0.81 billion, according to the preliminary figures released by the State Statistics Office on February 13.

Exports from Georgia increased by 25.7% year-on-year to USD 0.22 billion and imports were up by 18.1% y/y to USD 0.59 billion in January, with trade gap standing at USD 0.37 billion.

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