Ukraine’s foreign trade deficit up 50% to $1.42-bln in Jan-April Journal Staff Report
The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade with goods in January-April 2018 grew 1.5-fold year-over-year, reaching $1.423 billion ($968.6 million in January-April 2017), the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday. In April, the deficit was $221.6 million, while in March - $460 million, in February - $457 million and in January - $284.1 million. In January-April 2018, exports of goods grew by 12.8% year-over-year, to $15.457 billion, and imports – by 15.1%, to $16.88 billion.
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