Azerbaijan's expenditures on RON-95 gasoline imports increase

From January through February 2022, Azerbaijan purchased 13,828 tons of RON-95 ("Premium") gasoline from abroad for $12.446 million, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

Report informs, citing the committee, that compared to the same period last year, the RON-95 imports increased by 75.2% in monetary terms and by 15.9% in quantitative terms.

During the reporting period, 7,167 tons of gasoline worth $6.52 million were imported from Russia, and 6,660 tons worth $5.93 million were imported from Romania.

Compared to the same period in 2021, deliveries from Russia decreased by 32.7% in terms of volume but increased by 3.6% in monetary terms. A year ago, Azerbaijan did not buy RON-95 gasoline from Romania.