Belarus-Ukraine trade 37% up in January-August
2012-10-03 10:05:30
In January-August 2012 Belarus-Ukraine trade went up 37% on the year to $5.267 billion, representatives of the Trade and Economy Department of the Embassy of Belarus in Ukraine told BelTA.
In January-August Belarus exported $3.8 billion worth of commodities to Ukraine (49.6% up) and imported $1.47 billion worth of commodities (12.3% up). Belarus’ trade surplus exceeded $2.3 billion in January-August.
The previous record of about $5 billion and the trade surplus of $663 million was reached in the pre-crisis year of 2008. In 2011 Belarus-Ukraine trade reached a record high and exceeded $6 billion, with the trade surplus at $2.122 billion.