Ukraine's foreign trade went into the red by $16.5 billion
Kyiv • UNN
The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods in January-July 2024 amounted to USD 16.5 billion, which is 18.7% more than last year. Imports amounted to $39.1 billion, exports to $22.6 billion, with the largest imports from China and exports to Poland.
The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods in January-July this year amounted to $ 16.5 billion, which is 18.7% more than in the same period last year. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service, UNN reports.
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In 7 months of 2024, trade turnover reached $61.7 billion. Ukraine imported goods worth $39.1 billion and exported goods worth $22.6 billion. At the same time, taxed imports amounted to $32.9 billion, or 84% of the total.
Countries from which Ukraine imported the most goods:
- China - $7.7 billion,
- Poland - $4 billion,
- Germany - $3.1 billion.
Ukraine exported most of its products to the United States:
- Poland - by $2.4 billion,
- Spain - by $1.8 billion,
- China - by $1.8 billion.
In the total volume of goods imported in January-July 2024, 65% of the goods were of the following categories:
- machinery, equipment and transport - $13.4 billion;
- chemical products - $6.9 billion;
- fuel and energy - $5.1 billion.
The top three most exported goods from Ukraine are the following:
- food products - $14.1 billion;
- metals and products from them - $2.5 billion;
- mineral products - $2 billion.
