Ukraine boosts revenue from ferrous metal exports by 20% in 2017

REUTERS

Ferrous metals accounted for 20.03% of the country's foreign currency earnings from exports, it said.

Read alsoUkraine's exports of ferrous metals total $4.7 bln in 7 monthsForeign currency earnings from exports of metalware in 2017 grew by 30%, to $896.7 million, accounting for 2.07% of the country's total exports.

In December 2017, exports of ferrous metals were estimated at $817.4 million, while those of metalware totaled $88.4 million.

In 2017, Ukraine imported ferrous metals worth $1.113 billion and metalware worth $806.8 million.