National Bank estimates Ukraine's foreign trade deficit

The balance of foreign trade in goods in Ukraine recorded a deficit of US$1.211 million in January-February 2017, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

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The figure is 11% down from a $1.361 billion deficit recorded in January-February 2016, reads the report.

Read alsoDeficit of Ukraine's balance of payments in first two months estimated at US$229 mlnExports of goods in January-February 2017 grew by 34.6%, to $5.757 billion year-over-year, while imports increased by 23.5%, to $6.968 billion, according to the NBU data.

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