As the State Statistics Service informs, the European Truth reports.
In total, the export of Ukrainian goods for the first half year increased by 24.2% and became $20 bln.
It is worth noting that the export to China decreased by 17.7% and the export to Russia and Belarus increased by 26.4% and 40.7% respectively.
Just before the beginning of the regime of free trade with Canada, the export to this country increased by 76.3% (up to $22.7 mln).
Among European countries, the largest export growth rates are in Belgium (by 74.8%), Lithuania (by 67.6%), Great Britain (by 61.8%) and Austria (by 55%). The reduction of export among EU countries is observed only in France (-4.7%) and Bulgaria (-5.5%).
Poland remains the largest purchaser of Ukrainian goods – the export to this country increased by 25.9%, up to $1.25. Italy – on the second place (+27.3%, up to $1.18 bln).
The Europe’s top three also included the Netherlands (+48.5%, up to $0.77 bln), dislodging Germany (+5.3%, up to $0.72 bln).
Simultaneously, the goods import in Ukraine increased by 29.9% in the first half year, reaching $22.5 bln.
The EU export increased less – by 24%, up to $9.5 bln.
