REUTERS
Goods exports from Ukraine in January-November 2016 were 5.9% down, to $32.734 billion year-on-year (y-o-y), while goods imports were 1.8% up to $35.059 billion y-o-y, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine's website.
The foreign trade deficit in Ukraine in January-November 2016 was at $2.324 billion against a $315.5 million surplus y-o-y, the Service reports.
The coverage ratio of exports to imports was 0.93 in January-November 2016 against 1.01 y-o-y. In this period, foreign trade operations were performed with partners from 223 countries.
Goods exports to the EU were 3.1% up, to $12.202 billion y-o-y, and stood at 37.3% of total exports, according to the data released.
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Goods export to the Russian Federation were 27.4% down, to $3.2 billion, while goods imports from the Russian Federation decreased by 33.7%, to $4.623 billion.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the foreign trade deficit in Ukraine in January-October 2016 was $2.089 billion against a $397.1 million surplus y-o-y.