Olive oil imports significantly increased in Armenia, leading to   decreased sunflower oil shipments

 Friday, November 14 2025 17:52:00
Olive oil imports significantly increased in Armenia, leading to   decreased sunflower oil shipments

ArmInfo. In the first half of 2025, Armenia reduced its exports of butter and dairy spreads by 11.9% year-on-year to 212.7 tons. Meanwhile, the customs value  increased by 13.7% year-on-year, reaching $1.6 million. This is evidenced by data from the RA Customs Service, according to which the lion's share of these products was shipped to the Russian Federation (65.2%), with  smaller amounts going to Belarus (33%), the United States (1.7%), and Georgia.

Armenia`s potato imports increased in the first half of 2025, with  exports dropping
 Friday, November 14 2025 16:59

ArmInfo.  Armenia reduced its potato exports in the first half of 2025 by 10.5%, to  4,600 tons. Meanwhile, the customs value increased by 65.6%, reaching  $2.4 million. According to data from the RA Customs Service, almost  all of the potatoes (99.9%) were shipped to Russia, with only 295 kg  to Ukraine. Armenia increased potato imports by 12.4 times, reaching  6,700 tons, while the customs value increased 7.1 times, reaching  $3.9 million. Potatoes were primarily imported from Georgia (55.1%),  with a  smaller share coming from the Netherlands (15.3%). The  remaining volume came from Germany, Egypt, Denmark, Pakistan, the  United Kingdom, Iran, Turkey, Belgium, and Austria.

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Armenia exports 99.9% of its tomatoes to Russia
 Friday, November 14 2025 14:54

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2025, Armenia increased its exports of fresh and frozen  tomatoes by 3.6%, supplying 6,300 tons to foreign markets. The  customs value also rose by 39.5% to $16.4 million, according to data  from the RA Customs Service.

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1.94 million tourists visited Armenia in 10 months
 Wednesday, November 12 2025 17:18

ArmInfo.From January to October 2025, 1.94 million tourists visited Armenia, representing a 1% increase compared to the same period last year, according to  data from the Tourism Committee.

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Armenia`s ICT sector revenue grew by double-digits in the first nine  months
 Monday, November 10 2025 20:15

ArmInfo. Armenia's information and telecommunications technology (ICT) sector saw an increase in revenue by 21% in the first nine months (compared to a  0.3% decline the previous year), reaching AMD 886 billion ($2.279 billion),  according to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

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Service sector revenue accelerated in the first nine months
 Monday, November 10 2025 18:45

ArmInfo. Armenia's service sector accelerated its annual growth from 5.9% to 9.9% in January-September 2025, exceeding AMD 2.9 trillion ($7.5 billion).   In September alone, the volume of provided services decreased by 2% to AMD 353 billion ($921.8 million).

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Armenia`s trade sector generated $12.1 billion in revenue in the  first nine months
 Monday, November 10 2025 17:11

ArmInfo.  Armenia's trade sector revenue slowed from 19.5% to 3.5% in January-September 2025, amounting to 4.7 trillion drams ($12.1 billion). According to  the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, trade turnover  in Armenia decreased by 1.3% in September of this year, reaching  583.5 billion drams ($1.5 billion).

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Armenia`s telecommunications revenue growth slowing
 Monday, November 10 2025 16:02

ArmInfo.  Armenia's telecommunications sector revenue in January-September 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, increased by 2.5% (versus 3.1% growth a  year earlier), reaching 126.7 billion drams,  according to data from  the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

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Armenia`s metallurgy sector decreased by 10% in the first nine months
 Monday, November 10 2025 15:59

ArmInfo.  Armenia's metallurgy sector saw an average production decline of 10% in the  first nine months of 2025 (compared to a 7% increase the previous  year ).  According to data from the RA Statistics Committee, this  decline was mainly due to  a deterioration in copper and molybdenum  concentrate production, with ferromolybdenum output also seeing a  continued decline.

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Cargo transportation in Armenia increased by 1.6% over the first nine  months, while passenger transportation decreased by 2.4%
 Monday, November 10 2025 15:54

ArmInfo. Cargo transportation in Armenia in January- September 2025 increased by  1.6% compared to the same period in 2024,  reaching 12,236.3  tons.   Meanwhile, passenger transportation decreased by 2.4% during the  reporting period (versus a 19.8% increase a year earlier), reaching  173,195.3 people, as evidenced by data from the Statistical Committee  of the Republic of Armenia. 

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Power generation in Armenia increased by 8.2% in the first nine  months
 Monday, November 10 2025 15:52

ArmInfo.  In January-September 2025, Armenia generated 7,355.6 million kWh of  electricity, marking an 8.2% increase compared to the same period  last year. According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of  Armenia, power generation decreased by 10.8% in September alone,  amounting to 847.5 million kWh.

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Wine production dropped by 36% and  cognac by 34.4% in the first nine  months 
 Monday, November 10 2025 15:50

ArmInfo.  During the first nine months of 2025, production of cognac, wine, and whiskey in Armenia decreased, while production of sparkling wine, beer, vodka,  liqueur, and other alcoholic beverages increased, according to data  from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

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Armenia`s industrial sector declined by 5.7% in January-September  2025
 Saturday, November 8 2025 10:20

ArmInfo. Armenia's industrial sector declined by 5.7% year-on-year in January-September 2025 (compared to 12.6% growth a year ago), reaching 2.055 trillion drams ($5.3 billion).

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Armenia reduced copper and molybdenum concentrate exports in the  first half of 2025, while increasing shipments of zinc and precious  metal ores
 Friday, October 31 2025 17:20

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2025, Armenia saw a 7.4% reducion in copper concentrate exports, totaling 156,000 tons, while its customs value decreased by 0.1% to $267.2 million. According to data from the RA Customs  Service, the bulk of copper concentrate was exported to China (87%),  Bulgaria (10.6%), and Iran (2.5%). A much smaller amount, up to 1  ton, was supplied to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.  Molybdenum concentrate exports decreased by 23.2%, amounting to 4,600  tons, with a customs value decrease of 13% to $98 million. Molybdenum  concentrate from Armenia was supplied to  markets in Belgium (47.4%),  the Netherlands (16%), Russia (11%), Korea (7.7%), China (6.7%),  Brazil (2.5%), as well as Hong Kong, Germany, Slovenia, and Austria.

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Armenia significantly increased automobile imports in the first half  of 2025
 Friday, October 31 2025 16:38

ArmInfo.  According to data from the RA Customs Service, in the first half of 2025, Armenia significantly increased its passenger car imports - by 64.3%  year-on-year to 26,600 units, with a 37% increase in customs value to  $361.6 million.

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Natural gas imports to Armenia increased by 4.5% in the first half of  2025, while liquefied gas imports increased by 29.4%
 Friday, October 31 2025 14:29

ArmInfo.  Natural gas imports to Armenia increased by 4.5% year-on-year in the first half  of 2025, reaching 1,418,940.1 cubic meters, with a 4.2% increase in  customs value to $244.5 million. Liquefied gas supplies also saw  a  significant increase, rising by 29.4% year-on-year to 128,040.7 tons,  with a 43.6% increase in customs value to $42.7 million, according to  data from the RA Customs Service. All natural gas came from Russia  (79.5%) and Kazakhstan (20.5%).  Specifically, 1,127,447 cubic meters  of natural gas were supplied from Russia to Armenia, showing a slight  year-on-year decrease in volume of 0.1% and a similar decrease in  customs value to $195.9 million. From Kazakhstan, 291,493.1 cubic  meters were supplied, marking a 26.7% increase from the previous  year, with a 26.3% increase in customs value to $48.6 million.

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Armenia`s imports of oil products 9.2% up in first half of 2025 
 Friday, October 31 2025 13:16

ArmInfo.  Imports of petroleum products to Armenia in the first half of 2025 increased by  9.2% (compared to a 16.4% decline the previous year), reaching 244.1  thousand tons. The customs value increased by 7.8%, reaching $230.5  million, according to data from the RA Customs Service. Petroleum  products were imported primarily from Russia (79.8%), Romania  (17.1%), Egypt (9.4%), Turkey (8.6%), Greece (5.3%), Israel (4.2%),  Iran (3.4%), Georgia (2.3%), as well as from Bulgaria, Belgium,  Belarus, the Republic of Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, the UAE,  Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Spain, Italy, Poland,  Canada, Singapore, Serbia, China, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, the  United States, Japan, Malaysia, Finland, France, and Kazakhstan. Less  than 1 ton was supplied from Portugal, Oman, Indonesia, South Africa,  and Austria.

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Armenians among top 3 visitors to Georgia
 Friday, October 31 2025 10:52

ArmInfo. Armenian tourists are among the top three in terms of number of visits to Georgia, according to data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia  (Sakstat) for the third quarter.

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Aluminum foil exports  decreased in Armenia while maintaining their  customs value
 Thursday, October 30 2025 22:52

ArmInfo.In the first half of 2025, Armenia saw a slowdown in the decline of  aluminum foil exports, with a year-on-year decline  decreasing from 22.8% to 8.7%, totaling 9.2 thousand tons. Meanwhile, the customs value of exported foil increased by 29.3% year- on-year (compared to a 36% decline the  previous year), amounting to $40.8 million, according to data from the RA Customs Service.

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Armenian Customs Service: Gold trade decreased significantly in the  first half of 2025
 Thursday, October 30 2025 22:49

ArmInfo.In the first half of 2025, Armenia reduced gold exports by 82% (compared to a 12-fold increase the previous year) to 10,646 kg. According to data  from the Armenian Customs Service, the customs value decreased by 75.3%, exceeding $1 billion. 

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Armenia`s diamond trade decreased  by almost 50% in the first half of  2025
 Thursday, October 30 2025 22:48

ArmInfo.In the first half of 2025, Armenia nearly halved its diamond exports and imports (compared to a 2.5-fold increase the previous year) to 231,100 and  239,800 carats, respectively. The customs value in both cases decreased by 85%, to $59.8 million for exports and $64.7 million for imports, according to data from the RA Customs Service.

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