In Ukraine increased the deficit balance of foreign trade

during the first five months of this year, exports of Ukrainian goods decreased by 12.7% to 12.55 billion $, while imports fell by 10.2% to 14,303 billion dollars.

Foreign trade for the period was a deficit 1,753 billion $, which is 12.2% higher than the deficit of the same period of the previous year, which amounted to 1,562 billion dollars.

On the official website of the NBU, stated that during January-may of this year, exports of Ukrainian goods decreased compared to the first five months of the previous year by 12.7% to 12.55 billion, while imports fell by 10.2% to 14,303 billion.

these data do not take into account the results of the activities of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol.

the trade Deficit in the first four months of 2016 was estimated controller 1,706 billion, 28.9% higher than the deficit of the same period 2015року, which amounted to 1,324 billion.