Ukraine posts trade balance surplus of almost $3 bln in H1

The surplus of Ukraine's trade balance amounted to $2.890 billion in the first half of 2015, higher by $227.9 million, or 8.6%, as compared to the surplus of $2.662 billion in the same period last year, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

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The data are presented excluding the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as part of the Anti-Terrorist Operation area.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the surplus of foreign trade balance of Ukraine in 2014 amounted to $3.884 billion against the deficit of $8.514 billion recorded in 2013.

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