Ukraine sees 8% rise in deficit of foreign trade in nine months

The deficit of foreign trade in commodities stood at $6.034 billion in January-September 2017, which was 27.9% up from a $4.717 billion deficit y-o-y, while the surplus of foreign trade in services rose by 2.3 times, to $1.769 billion.

The deficit of foreign trade was estimated at $672 million in September 2017 alone. In particular, there was an $891 million deficit of trade in goods, while trade in services saw a $219 million surplus.

Read alsoDeficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods grows by 2.3 times in 8 mthsAs UNIAN reported earlier, the surplus of foreign trade in 2016 was $337.3 million, which was 90.9% lower than the surplus recorded in 2015 at $3.828 billion, according to the State Statistics Service.

However, the National Bank of Ukraine said that Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services showed a deficit of $5.581 billion in 2016.