According to economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in the following sectors: Financial and insurance activities – 5 952.5 GEL (increased by 7.9 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year); Information and communication – 4 290.7 GEL (increased by 3.1 per cent); Mining and quarrying – 3 230.4 GEL (increased by 11.8 per cent); Professional, scientific and technical activities – 3 186.0 GEL (increased by 7.1 per cent). In the first quarter of 2026, the average earnings for women equalled 1 901.8 GEL, while for men, they were 2 836.0 GEL. The annual earnings growth amounted to 157.7 GEL (9.0%) for women and 234.7 GEL (9.0%) for men. In almost all sectors, men’s average monthly earnings exceeded those of women.In the I quarter of 2026, the average monthly earnings of employees in the business sector increased by 166.3 GEL (7.7%) and equalled 2 335.9 GEL. According to the economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in Information and communication (4 358.6 GEL, increased by 2.4 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year) and Professional, scientific and technical activities (3 632.7 GEL, increased by 6.8 per cent).In the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the average monthly earnings of employees in the non-business and financial sector increased by 242.8 GEL (11.2%) and amounted to 2 413.7 GEL. According to the economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in the Financial and insurance activities.Tbilisi and the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region lead in terms of average monthly earnings.

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In 2025 in the slaughterhouses were slaughtered 511.1 thousand units of livestock, 32.0 percent of which were cattle and 68.0 percent were sheeps, goats, pigs, etc. In addition, the number of poultry slaughtered in slaughterhouses during the reporting period amounted to 12 351.6 thousand.65 279.8 tons of meat (i.e. slaughtered weight, including poultry meat) were produced by slaughterhouses in 2025 and 30.0 percent of this amount was beef, 33.4 percent was poultry meat, 35.9 percent – pork, 0.6 percent – mutton and goat meat, and the share of other meat was negligible.9 436.9 tons of meat produced in slaughterhouses were purchased by slaughterhouses themselves in 2025. Out of this amount, 29.9 percent was cattle, 6.9 percent was poultry meat, and 62.6 percent – pork meat.In 2025 the service was provided to 29.0 thousand persons, 51.3 percent of which were households. The monthly average number of people employed in slaughterhouses equaled 1 094 persons.The average costs of the service of slaughtering per unit of livestock were respectively: cattle – 40.2 GEL, sheep or goat – 13.6 GEL, and pig – 33.8 GEL. Almost half (47.0 percent) of slaughterhouses are fully equipped with modern equipment, 45.5 percent are partially equipped, and 7.6 percent are not equipped with modern equipment at all. 65.9 percent of slaughterhouses do not use loans, while 34.1 percent have taken loans for various purposes. Of those who have loans, 57.8 percent took it for purchasing fixed capital, 28.9 percent for financing the working capital, and 13.3 percent got loans to finance both, fixed and working capital simultaneously.445 cold storage facilities operated in Georgia in 2025. Most of them were located in Shida Kartli region (60.7 percent), while the rest were spread across Tbilisi (10.1 percent), Kakheti (7.9 percent), Kvemo Kartli (4.9 percent), Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region (4.5 percent), Imereti region (4.5 percent), Adjara AR (3.1 percent), Samtskhe-Javakheti region (1.8 percent), Guria (1.3 percent), Mtskheta-Mtianeti (0.9 percent), and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (0.2 percent).In 2025 service was provided to 533 customers. The number of producers and resellers, from whom the product was purchased for resale, totaled to 1 531, while the annual average number of employed persons in cold storage facilities equaled 2 168.In 2025, in cold storage facilities were stored 381.7 thousand tons of products. 34.6 percent of those products was chicken meat (including frozen meat), 21.2 percent were meat and meat products (including semi-finished products), 16.2 percent – fish, 15.6 percent – fruits and vegetables, 6.9 percent – milk products, while the remaining 5.5 percent were other types of products.

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Exports totaled USD 3.11 billion, up 19.8% year-on-year, while imports stood at USD 7.33 billion, representing a 1.9% decrease.According to Geostat, the country’s negative trade balance reached USD 4.22 billion during the first five months of 2026, accounting for 40.4% of the total foreign trade turnover.

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According to the ministry, the relevant bilateral memorandum was signed by the Director of the Veterinary Service of Kyrgyzstan, Adilet Sotovaldiev, and the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Davit Songulashvili.The signed agreement provides for the simplification of veterinary and sanitary requirements in the procedures for the export and import of live animals, meat and other livestock products between the two countries.In addition to simplifying trade procedures, the document envisages a joint fight against infectious animal diseases and strengthening veterinary security systems. It is also planned to hold joint events and improve the qualifications of profile specialists of the two countries.According to the Kyrgyz side, this step will not only ensure high veterinary security, but also give a significant impetus to the expansion of international trade opportunities of the two countries and the modernization of the livestock sector.According to official data from the Geostat Foreign Trade Portal, a sharp increase in the export of meat and meat by-products from Georgia to Kyrgyzstan has been observed recently.In particular, if in 2024, products worth 101.9 thousand USD were sold from Georgia to Kyrgyzstan, in 2025 this figure increased 6 times and reached 648 thousand USD.As for the reverse flow, official statistics show that in 2024-2025, no meat was imported from Kyrgyzstan to Georgia at all, and this figure is zero.

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Last year, 6.6 million liters of wine worth $18.03 million were exported from Georgia to the Polish market. According to the ranking, the average price of Georgian wine is $2.73 per liter, which exceeds the indicators of such large exporters as Germany, Portugal, Spain and Chile.Italy maintains its absolute leadership in the Polish wine market, accounting for 31% of the total import value ($139.15 million) and 25% of the volume (36.55 million liters). The average price of Italian wine is $3.81 per liter.According to the study, the top five importers of Poland are as follows: Italy - $139.15 million (36.55 million liters, price: $3.81/liter) France - $58.41 million (12.63 million liters, price: $4.62/liter) Germany - $57.19 million (21.86 million liters, price: $2.62/liter) Portugal - $45.12 million (17.05 million liters, price: $2.65/liter) Spain - $41.32 million (19.39 million liters, price: $2.13/liter) It is worth noting that among the TOP-5 exporters, French products have the highest price category ($4.62/liter), while Spanish wine is the most affordable ($2.13/liter). Georgia's immediate neighbors in the ranking are the USA (6th place, $26.27 million), Chile (7th place, $19.37 million) and Moldova, which occupies ninth position with $7.54 million.In total, the weighted average price of wine imported into Poland from various countries of the world is $3.08 per liter.

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According to the adopted draft law, the definition of a “small wine cellar” is changed and its maximum annual production limit is reduced from 40,000 liters to 25,000 liters.With the legislative change, the term “home wine” will be replaced by the term “natural wine”. This status envisages the production of products without the use of systemic pesticides, herbicides and other chemical synthetic agents.The draft law makes it mandatory to label certified alcoholic beverages, which will be implemented by the National Wine Agency in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture.In addition, under the new regulation, all categories of wine intended for both export and sale on the local consumer market will be subject to mandatory organoleptic testing. This obligation will not apply only to “natural wine”.

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In Q1 2026, equity amounted to USD 101.6 million which is 37.5 percent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI). Reinvestment reached USD 145.8 million and held the largest share, at 53.8 percent. Debt instruments totaled USD 23.8 million, with an 8.8 percent share of the total FDI.The United Kingdom reaching USD 52.4 million in Q1 2026 (19.3 percent) was the major foreign direct investor country. The United States was the second with USD 47.5 million (17.5 percent) followed by the Netherlands with USD 29.2 (10.8 percent).The share of the three largest investor countries is 47.6 percent of the total investment.The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial and insurance activities sector, reaching USD 125.1 million (46.1 percent) in Q1 2026. Real estate activities sector was second with USD 48.8 million (18.0 percent), followed by the Information and communication sector with USD 37.2 million (13.7 percent).The share of the three largest sectors in total foreign direct investment amounted to 77.8%.

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This figure significantly exceeds the results of both 2025 (255,944 TEU) and the first five months of 2024 (225,630 TEU).The growth dynamics at the port remain stable in the monthly period. In particular, in March of this year, the terminal processed 52,959 TEU, in April this figure increased to 58,665, and in May it reached a peak of 64,952 TEU.In parallel with container shipments, the number of ships received by the Poti Seaport has also increased. Since the beginning of 2026, the port has hosted 172 container ships, while in the corresponding period of 2025 this figure was 139, and in 2024 it was 131.According to APM Terminal Poti, positive dynamics are also observed in the direction of general cargo. In the first five months of this year, 160,857 tons of general cargo were processed, which exceeds the figure for 2025 (128,828 tons) and significantly exceeds the figure for 2024 (90,281 tons).As for cargo transported by ferry, its volume in the first five months of this year amounted to 80,765 tons. For comparison, this figure was 69,123 tons in 2025, and 80,265 tons in the same period of 2024.Against the background of overall growth, a decrease is observed in vehicle transportation. In January-May 2026, the terminal processed 6,149 vehicle containers, which is less than in previous years: in the first five months of 2025, this figure was 8,257 units, and in 2024 - 8,134.

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In detail:• The residential segment index increased by 0.5 percent compared to the previous month and by 1.1 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The non-residential segment index increased by 0.05 percent compared to the previous month and by 5.9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The civil segment index increased by 2.2 percent compared to the previous month and by 5.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.In April 2026 the Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 1.1 percent compared to the previous month. The change was mainly due to a 6.4 percent increase in the transportation, fuel and electricity cost category, which contributed 0.78 percentage points to the total index change.Compared to April 2025 the CCI increased by 3.8 percent. The latter was largely caused by the 12.7 percent increase in the cost category of transportation, fuel and electricity and by the 2.2 percent increase in average monthly nominal wages of employees in the construction sector, which contributed 1.61 and 1.5 percentage points to the total index change, respectively. Along with this, the Construction Cost Index posted a 27.4 percent increase compared to February 2022.

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During the reporting period, Georgian wine exports to Russia decreased by 6.6% ($11.98 million). Nevertheless, the occupying state still remains Georgia's undisputed first market with $170.67 million, which accounts for 63.7% of total export revenues.In parallel with Russia, significant decreases were recorded in the markets of the USA (-17.4%), Kazakhstan (-10.4%) and the UK (-7.6%). The value of exports to the United States decreased from $7.15 million to $5.9 million, which is why it moved to eighth place in the ranking and fell behind Germany ($5.94 million, +1.1%).Amid the decline in traditional markets, Georgia recorded an increase in exports to several destinations in the European Union and Asia.Poland ($16.98 million, +2.3%), Ukraine ($13.39 million, +7.5%) and China ($9.83 million, +6.1%) consolidated their positions in the top ten export partners. Double-digit percentage growth was recorded in Belarus (19.7%) and Latvia (16.5%).Particularly high growth dynamics, albeit with relatively small volumes, are distinguished by France (+63.1%), Norway (+66%), Uzbekistan (+65.4%) and Bulgaria (+65.7%).In the reporting year, the sharpest growth, 110.1%, was recorded in the Austrian market, where the export figure increased to $0.30 million.

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