In January-August 2024 motor cars claimed the first place in the list of top export items, equaling USD 1 478.1 million with 35.4 percent of total exports. The exports of ferro-alloys totaled USD 219.6 million and their share in the total exports amounted to 5.3 percent. The exports of wine of fresh grapes occupied the third place standing at USD 196.6 million and constituting 4.7 percent of the total exports.
The top import commodities in January-August 2024 were motor cars, whose imports equaled USD 1 978.1 million (18.8 percent of the total imports). The petroleum and petroleum oils followed in the list with USD 880.6 million (8.4 percent of imports). The Medicaments put up in measured doses were third in the top import commodity list with USD 416.2 million (4.0 percent of imports).