Ukraine's foreign trade in January went into the red by $1.7 billion
Kyiv • UNN
In January 2024, Ukraine's foreign trade deficit remained at $1.7 billion, the same as in January 2023, as imports exceeded exports despite a 7% increase in total trade.
The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods in January this year amounted to $1.7 billion, which is the same as last year's for the same month. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service released on Wednesday, UNN reports.
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Reportedly, in January 2024, the turnover amounted to $8.5 billion, which is 7% more than in the same period of 2023.
Thus, in January 2024, Ukraine imported goods worth $5.1 billion and exported goods worth $3.4 billion.
Countries from which Ukraine imported the most goods: China - $1.1 billion, Poland - $568 million and Germany - $388 million.
Ukraine exported the most to Poland - by $334 million, Spain - by $322 million, and China - by $305 million
The following categories of goods accounted for 67% of the total volume of imported goods in January 2024:
- machinery, equipment and transport - $1.9 billion
- chemical products - $868 million
- food products - $659 million
The top three most exported goods from Ukraine are:
- food products - $2.2 billion
- metals and metal products - $362 million
- mineral products - $312 million.
