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Table 4-11 Commodity positions by exports and import in 2006
Commodity positions
Major commodity positions by exports in 2006
thsd. USD
% in total
exports
2005 2006 2005 2006
Total Exports 865454 992544 100 100
Of which:
Ferro- alloys 80181 89792 9,3 9
Copper ores and concentrates 36386 79536 4,2 8
Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots
of iron or steel 84223 72427 9,7 7,3
Other nuts, fresh or dried 70298 56567 8,1 5,7
Motor cars 17915 50635 2,1 5,1
Other aircraft; spacecraft and spacecraft launch
vehicles 69025 49737 8 5
Gold unwrought or in semimanufactured forms,
or in powder form 34743 49371 4 5
Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous 35839 46631 4,1 4,7
Wine of fresh grapes 81329 41051 9,4 4,1
Copper waste and scrap 11503 30161 1,3 3
Other products 344013 426636 39,7 43
Commodity positions
Major commodity positions by imports in 2006
thsd. USD
% in total
imports
2005 2006 2005 2006
Total Imports 2489953 3677793 100 100
Of which:
Petroleum and petroleum oils 336286 443103 13,5 12
Motor cars 178530 295322 7,2 8
Petroleum gases and other gaseous
hydrocarbons 90849 213082 3,6 5,8
Medicaments put up in measured doses 92469 114545 3,7 3,1
Wheat and meslin 45130 99063 1,8 2,7
Sugar 78194 65589 3,1 1,8
Transmission apparatus for radiotelegraphy,
radio- broadcasting or television 27083 58727 1,1 1,6
Automatic data processing machines and
units thereof 22443 46444 0,9 1,3
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 23479 39296 0,9 1,1
Chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa 24821 33694 1 0,9
Other products 1570669 2268928 63,1 61,7
Georgian exports are partially concentrated on low value-added commodities such as
ferrous metals, copper, aluminum, iron steel and mineral fuels. However, the dynamics of
export seems to indicate that the concentration of exports on low value-added
commodities will decrease gradually over time.
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