Baku. Parviz Nuriyev - APA-Economics. In January-August, 2014, the trade operations amounted to $ 21 mln, down 9.2% from previous year. Decline of export was mainly related to oil export fall, APA reports quoting website of finance Ministry.
Crude oil export amounted to $ 16 bln, oil products – to $1.2 bln, natural gas export to $1.3 bln.
Import made $ 5.6 bln.
Positive balance of foreign trade turnover stood at $ 9.8 bln.