Ukraine sees 14.6% rise in foreign trade deficit over 10 months

The deficit of foreign trade in commodities over the period under review grew by 30.2% y-o-y, to $7.012 billion, while the surplus of foreign trade in services doubled, to $2.014 billion.

The deficit of foreign trade stood at $746 million in October 2017 alone. In particular, there was a $991 million deficit of trade in goods, while trade in services saw a $245 million surplus.

Read alsoSurplus of Ukraine's balance of payments exceeds $2 bln in 10 monthsAs 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.