Trade turnover between Georgia and Japan is 33.7% down in January-September this year, amounting to 133.1 million USD (9 months of 2019 - 200.9 million USD).
According to Geostat, despite the decline in trade turnover, exports increased by 32.2% to 11.8 million USD (9 months of 2019 - 8.9 million USD), while imports decreased by 36.8% to 121.1 million USD (9 months of 2019 - 192.0 million USD).
BM.GE was interested in what we sold and bought in the first three quarters of 2020 in Japan.
TOP 10 Products exported from Georgia to Japan are as follows:
1. Waste and scrap of precious metals - 4.6 million USD, 14.8 tons; increase - 70.9%
2. Crude aluminum - 2.3 million USD, 1,675.6 tons; decrease - 35.9%
3. Flour and pellets from meat, fish or crustaceans - 1.5 million USD, 1,006.2 tons
4. Natural grape wines - 798.5 thousand USD, 112 336 liters; growth - 24.1%;
5. New rubber pneumatic springs and tires - 703.3 thousand USD, 12 648 pieces; increase - 242.7%;
6. Ferroalloys - 690.8 thousand dollars, 704.5 tons;
7. Cars - 500.3 thousand USD, 9 units, decrease - 56.5%;
8. Fruit and vegetable juices - 337.8 thousand USD, 242.7 tons; growth - 33.2%;
9. Copper waste and scrap - 248.1 thousand USD, 41.9 tons; growth - 36.2%;
10. Mineral and fresh water - 66.3 thousand USD, 138 234 liters; decrease - 58.7%.
Other goods - 15.2 thousand USD
TOP 10 products of what we bought in Japan in January-September this year:
1. Cars - 105.4 million USD, 6 237 units, decrease - 35.6%;
2. New rubber pneumatic springs and tires - 7.0 million USD, 42 781 pieces; decrease - 43.3%;
3. Recycled or worn rubber pneumatic springs and tires - 1.8 million USD, 204,656 pieces, decrease - 14.3%;
4. Parts of vehicles - 1.4 million USD, 893.3 tons; increase - 6.5%;
5. Trucks - 1.1 million dollars, 602 units; increase - 38.6%;
6. Sulfur compounds - 641.2 thousand USD, 300.0 tons,
7. Tractors and saddle accessories - 496.3 thousand USD, 125 pieces, decrease - 17.6%;
8. Motorcycles and bicycles, with or without a wheelchair; Wheelchairs - 430.7 thousand USD, 1,351 pieces, increase - 80.0%;
9. Cargo trucks - 351.1 thousand USD, 270.1 tons, increase - 231.5%;
10. Optical elements - 237.7 thousand USD, 0.3 tons, decrease - 73.4%;
Other goods - 2.2 million USD.
