Through October, Ukraine’s trade deficit was two thirds greater than during the same period last year.

Monday, December 17, 2018
Through October, Ukraine’s trade deficit was two thirds greater than during the same period last year.

Through October, Ukraine’s trade deficit was two thirds greater than during the same period last year. Pushing the deficit to almost $8 billion, imports rose 17%, to $47 billion, while exports rose 10%, to $39 billion. On the sales side, the EU was the destination for 42% of all of Ukraine’s exports. Worldwide, the biggest gainers for Ukraine’s exports were: Vietnam — up 46%, and Indonesia – up 40%.

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