Ukraine gained by selling at the world markets $ 22 billion since start of year
2013-05-28 15:20:07
The total foreign trade turnover of Ukraine in January-February 2013 was amounted to $ 22 billion, of which 10.5 billion - is exported, and $ 11.5 billion - import.
Ukraine carried out foreign trade operations in goods with partners from 192 countries.
Ukraine exported goods to Asia of $ 2.7 billion and imported in the amount of $ 2.4 billion.
China's share in total imports is about 12% ($ 1.4 billion), and exports - 4% (441 million dollars).
Import to America is amounted to $ 680 million, exports - worth 667 million dollars.
The volume of trade with the United States amounted to 450 million dollars of import and $ 173 million of export.
In Africa exported goods in the amount of 637 million dollars, import is $ 130 million.
With the countries of the Australian continent imports amounted to 15.6 million dollars, the export - $ 9 million.
Among the EU countries main trading partner was Germany (2% of total exports and 8% of total imports). Next is Poland (4% of exports and imports) and France (2.5% of imports and 1.5% of exports).
On the whole trade turnover with the EU countries is amounted to 3.6 billion dollars of import and export - $ 3 billion.
Concerning European countries, which are not in the European Union, the brisk trade took place with Switzerland (Ukraine imported goods in the amount of $ 154 million and exported in the amount of $ 12 million) and Norway (it was imported goods in the amount of $ 57 million and it was exported goods in the amount of $ 21 million).
The volume of exports to the CIS countries totaled of $ 3.3 billion, imports amounted to $ 4.4 billion.
Among the major trading partners of the CIS countries the Russian Federation is the main trade partner, so Ukraine exported goods to the Russian Federation in the amount of $ 2.4 billion, and imported in the amount of 3.7 billion. On the whole, Russia's share in total imports is 32%, and exports - 23 %.
With its other neighbor - Belarus - Ukraine sell as follows: $ 322 million are exports and 549 million - import. Another neighbor, Moldova, here we imported goods in the amount of about $ 12 million, export is $ 116 million.
Export with Kazakhstan was 253 million dollars, while import is $ 146 million.