Deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods, services 13% up in H1 2019

The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services in January-June 2019 (H1) was estimated at US$4.358 billion, which was US$495 million, or 13%, up from the deficit reported year-over-year (y-o-y).

The deficit of foreign trade in commodities over the period under review grew by 22%, to $5.256 billion, while the surplus of foreign trade almost doubled, to $898 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, citing the National Bank of Ukraine, the deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services in 2018 totaled $11.492 billion, which was 32.9% up from the deficit posted in 2017.

The State Statistics Service in turn estimated the deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services in 2018 at $5.826 billion, which was 2.3 times up against the deficit recorded in 2017.