In October, Ukraine’s payment balance was consolidated with a surplus of $47M.

The surplus of Ukraine’s consolidated balance of payments for October 2022 is $47M, according to data from the National Bank. At the same time, the October deficit for the payment account in October is $693M, which is 8.7 times more than the deficit of $80M in October last year. Export and import of goods decreased by 38.7% and 22.7%, respectively, during the first 10 months of the year. The monthly export figures fell by 7.8%, while imports, on the contrary, increased by 5%. The NBU estimated the net inflow of foreign direct investment at $111M, while in October of the previous year, this figure was $537M.