Deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods grows almost threefold in 7 mths

Exports of goods from Ukraine over the period under review grew by 22.1% y-o-y, while imports of goods rose by 29.4%, the service said in a statement.

The ratio of coverage of imports by exports was 0.9 in January-July 2017 against 0.95 y-o-y.

Ukraine traded with 217 countries and territories.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, the deficit of foreign trade in goods in 2016 was estimated at $2.886 billion against a $610.7 million surplus in 2015.