Ukraine exported goods worth $ 4.6 billion.
In the first nine months of 2016, exports of precious and semiprecious stones, chemical products and vehicles decreased.
The deficit of the current account of the balance of payments for the nine months of 2016 will be $ 2.7 billion, while during the same period of the previous year the surplus was $ 128 million, the National Bank reported.
For nine months, Ukraine exported goods worth $ 23.76 billion, which is 9.8% less than in the same period last year. Export of services also decreased, but less significantly – by 3.1% to $ 9.044 billion.
Most of all, exports of mineral products (by 20%), chemical products and related industries, particularly fertilizers (by 32.3%), natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (by 51.7%), land Transport, except rail, (by 27%), nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery (by 22.8%). At the same time, Ukraine significantly increased the export of only fats and oils of animal / vegetable origin (by 21.3%), pharmaceuticals (by 9.6%), textile materials and products (by 8.7%), footwear, hats and umbrellas (7.7%).
Imports of goods for the nine months amounted to $ 28.42 billion, which is only 0.84% less than the previous year. For nine months, Ukraine also increased import of services – by 4.5% to $ 8.37 billion.
Most of all, imports of mineral products (by 38.6%), in particular, for fuel and oil, natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones (by 21.2%), as well as goods purchased in ports (by 15.1% %). At the same time, Ukraine significantly increased imports of many categories of goods, in particular, animal and / or vegetable fats and oils (34.1%), pharmaceutical products (23.1%), untreated leather (27.7%), timber (35.8% %), Stone, gypsum and cement products (20.6%), nuclear reactors, boilers, machines (32.7%), ground transportation vehicles, except for railway (76.3%), instruments, as well as optical and photographic Devices (22.7%).
According to the National Bank, over the nine months of 2016, payments on investments exceeded $ 4.12 billion, and receipts from them – only $ 119 million.
