The volume of export of the Ukrainian goods and services to Russia decreased almost by a quarter over five months, informed first deputy minister of the economic development and trade Anatoliy Maksyuta.
“We have registered a decrease of the product export to Russia almost by 24% within five months,” he said.
Maksyuta also specified that the export to the CIS countries is declining now, while export to the EU countries is increasing.
He informed that export of services dropped by 8.4%, export of goods – by 6.3% in January-May. “On the other hand, import over this period decreased rapidly by as much as 16.2%,” noted Maksyuta.