The foreign trade deficit for the first half of the year amounts to $4.3B.

The foreign trade deficit in Ukraine for January-July this year amounted to $4.3B, which is 150% more than a year earlier, announced the State Customs Service. In the seven months of 2022 thus far, the turnover of goods amounted to $55.7B. In January-July, goods worth $30B were imported into Ukraine, and $25.7B was exported from Ukraine. The countries with the most imports to Ukraine were China, with $4.2B, Poland, with $2.7B, and Germany, with $2.6B. Ukraine exported the most to Poland, with $3.8B, Romania, $1.7B, and China, with $1.6B. The following categories of goods were most imported to Ukraine: machines, equipment, transportation, fuel, energy products, and chemicals. On the other hand, the three most exported goods from Ukraine were: food products, metals and metal products, machines, equipment, and transportation.