Belarus reports $682.6mn foreign trade surplus in Jan-May 2020
<p> MINSK, Jul 13 - PrimePress. Belarus’ surplus in foreign trade in commodities and services amounted to $682.6 million in January-May 2020 compared with a $114.4 million surplus in January-May 2019, says the National Statistics Committee of Belarus (Belstat). </p> <p> </p> <p> The foreign trade turnover of goods and services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 19.2% year on year to $26.582 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> Exports of commodities and services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 17.4% year on year to $13.632 billion; imports were down 21% to $12.95 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> The deficit of foreign trade in commodities amounted to $882.3 million in Jan-May 2020 to compare with a $1.338 billion deficit in Jan-May 2019. </p> <p> </p> <p> Exports of commodities (in FOB prices) were down 21.2% yoy in Jan-May 2020 to $10.212 billion, imports decreased 22.4% to $11.094 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> The surplus of foreign trade in services amounted to $1.565 billion in Jan-May 2020 against a $1.452 billion surplus in Jan-May 2019. </p> <p> </p> <p> Exports of services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 3.5% year on year to $3.421 billion; imports were down 11.3% to $1.856 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus’ foreign trade deficit stood at $243.4 million in 2019. The turnover of foreign trade in goods and services totaled $84.175 billion; exports – $41.966 billion; imports – $42.209 billion. Export of goods (in FOB prices) amounted to $32.315 billion in 2019, imports – $36.391 billion; export of services – $9.651 billion; imports of services – $5.818 billion. End </p>
2020-07-14
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MINSK, Jul 13 - PrimePress. Belarus’ surplus in foreign trade in commodities and services amounted to $682.6 million in January-May 2020 compared with a $114.4 million surplus in January-May 2019, says the National Statistics Committee of Belarus (Belstat).
The foreign trade turnover of goods and services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 19.2% year on year to $26.582 billion.
Exports of commodities and services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 17.4% year on year to $13.632 billion; imports were down 21% to $12.95 billion.
The deficit of foreign trade in commodities amounted to $882.3 million in Jan-May 2020 to compare with a $1.338 billion deficit in Jan-May 2019.
Exports of commodities (in FOB prices) were down 21.2% yoy in Jan-May 2020 to $10.212 billion, imports decreased 22.4% to $11.094 billion.
The surplus of foreign trade in services amounted to $1.565 billion in Jan-May 2020 against a $1.452 billion surplus in Jan-May 2019.
Exports of services decreased in Jan-May 2020 by 3.5% year on year to $3.421 billion; imports were down 11.3% to $1.856 billion.
As previously reported, Belarus’ foreign trade deficit stood at $243.4 million in 2019. The turnover of foreign trade in goods and services totaled $84.175 billion; exports – $41.966 billion; imports – $42.209 billion. Export of goods (in FOB prices) amounted to $32.315 billion in 2019, imports – $36.391 billion; export of services – $9.651 billion; imports of services – $5.818 billion. End