The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade grew by a third last year / Photo from UNIAN
Last year's foreign trade deficit grew by almost 33% compared to 2017.
The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services in 2018 was estimated at US$ 11.492 billion, which was 32.9% higher than the deficit in 2017 (US$8.644 billion).
The deficit in foreign trade in goods alone grew by 34.1%, to $12.954 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine said on its website.
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At the same time, Ukraine posted the surplus of foreign trade in services over the period under review. It grew by 43.5%, to US$1.462 billion, the NBU said.
UNIAN's memo. The State Statistics Service of Ukraine estimated the country's deficit of foreign trade in 2017 at US$2.625 billion versus a $541.6 million surplus in the previous year.