The Ukraine’s negative balance of trade (excluding the temporary occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city) for January-December 2014 stood at 468.3 million dollars compared to 13.528 billion dollars for a similar period a year ago, RBK-Ukraine (РБК-Україна) reports with reference to the National Statistics Service of Ukraine.

“Particular groups of goods had implications for negative balance: mineral fuel, oil and oil skimming products (13.103 billion dollars), plastics, polymeric materials (2,462 billion dollars), pharmaceutical products (2,217 billion dollars), ground transportation vehicles, except railway transport (2,157 billion dollars), machines (1,936 billion dollars), electrical machines (1,124 billion dollars)”, - the National Statistics Committee explains.

According to the data for 2014, export of goods reached 53,913 billion dollars, import – 54,381 bullion dollars. As compared to 2013, exports reduced by 13.5% (by 8,392 billion dollars), imports - by 28.3% (by 21,452 billion dollars).

The amount of exports that covers imports was 0.99 (in 2013 – 0.82).

Foreign trade operations involved partners from 217 countries.

Meantime, in December 2014 the volume of exports insignificantly fell compared to November 2014 - by 0.4%, imports increased by 10.2% and made up 3,961 billion dollars and 4,578 billion dollars, respectively. As compared to December

2013, the exports dropped by 1,863 billion dollars (by 32%), imports - by 2,397 billion dollars (by 34.4%). The negative balance of trade in December 2014 was 617.4 million dollars (in December 2013 – 1,151 billion dollars).