Yerevan, July 18. /Mediamax/. In the first half of 2006, 331 cars worth over $30.00 were imported to Armenia, Mediamax reports citing a specialized Auto.am web site.

According to the data presented by the State Customs Committee of Armenia, only 39 cars worth over $30.000 were imported to Armenia in 2001.

Cars worth less than $5000 are the mpst popular in Armenia. Cars ranging from $5000 to $10.000 come next. Cars worth $10.000 - $15.000 and $15.000 to $30.000 are equally popular.

In 2001, the overall amount of cars imported to Armenia made 5817, 3437 of which (59%) were of Russian production. In 2005, the Russian cars made 40% of the overall import. At the same time, the Russian cars do not become less popular in Armenia. Although their share in the whole import has decreased, the amount of Russian cars imported to Armenia keeps growing.

In comparison with 2001, the total volume of the car import in 2005 grew 3.4 times (5817 cars in 2001, 19801 - in 2005).