According to data released by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), trade between Italy and Georgia in the first four months of 2011 increased by 4.1% compared to January-April 2010, totally amounting to over 41 million Euros.
In particular, Italian exports to Georgia increased by 2%, reaching 31.6 million Euros. The main sector in the Italian exports to Georgia was "Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude)", whose volume increased by 198%, from 2.3 million Euros in the first four months of 2010 to 6.8 million Euros in January-April 2011. Other main sectors of the Italian exports were "furniture and parts thereof" (whose volume increased by 38.4% to 1.1 million Euros) and "perfumes and toilet waters" (which in the first four months of 2011 amounted to slightly over 1 million Euros, increasing by 513%).
Georgian exports to Italy increased by 13.5%, reaching 9.8 million Euros. The main sectors in the Georgian exports to Italy were "mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilisers", whose volume increased by 192%, amounting in the first four months of 2011 to 3.3 million Euros, and "nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled" (whose volume increased by 182% to 2.1 million Euros).
