Azerbaijani trade turnover in 2010

Azeri foreign trade turnover for the first seven months of 2010 is more than USD 15.5 billion. During this period the country has had import-export operations with 135 states. More than 1700 items were exported from Azerbaijan. This represents a growth over previous years. More than 5000 items, worth a total of more than USD 3.5 billion were imported into Azerbaijan. The trade balance is positive. More than three thousand companies and organisations and more than 2000 people were involved in foreign trade operations. 94 percent of the operations are by the state, with only 6% in the private sector.