Last year Armenia’s foreign trade turnover reduced by 27% as compared with the same period in 2008, making $4.2bn.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, foreign trade turnover with CIS countries fell by 21.7% totaling $1.183,6bn, whereas sales volume with EU states reduced by 37.3% reaching $1.211bn.

As of year 2009 end, overall 29.6% of commercial exchange falls to CIS countries (of which 22.5%-Russia), 30.3%-to EU states, 7.6%-China, 6.5%-U.S. and 4.5%-Turkey. Armenia’s leading exporters are Germany, Russia and U.S., Business 24 news daily informs.

All in all Armenia sold Germany goods to the amount of $114.933m or 16.5% of the country’s exported goods turnover. At that, to Russia-15.4% of commodity circulation, U.S.-9.6%, Bulgaria-8.6%, Georgia-7.6%, Netherlands-7.5% and Belgium-6.7%.

L.A.