Ukrainian goods exports soar to almost US$38.8 bln in 10 months

Exports of Ukrainian goods in January-October 2018 grew by 10.3% compared to the same period last year, to US$38.79 billion.

The European Union accounted for 42.4% of total exports from Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Statistics Service said.

The growth of foreign trade in that [EU] segment was 16.1%.

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"The growth of exports to Asian countries, in particular Vietnam and Indonesia (45.6% and 39.5%, respectively) is also noticeable. Traditionally, trade in the market of the Middle East also saw growth. In the 10 months, the growth of exports to the United States was also recorded – at 34.4%," it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's foreign trade balance for the nine months of 2018 saw a deficit of US$3.45 billion, which is three times more than the deficit for the same period of the previous year in the amount of US$1.1 billion.