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trade by public catering outlets totalled BNY2bn and saw an 11% increase in comparable prices versus the same period a year before,
5.0 External Sector & Trade 5.1 External sector overview
The foreign trade in goods and services made up $61.26bn, up 18% from January-September 2017
Belarus' export of goods and services went up by 18% y/y in January-September 2018 to reach $31.06bn, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) reported on November 13.
Exports totalled $31.06bn while imports exceeded $30.2bn (up 18.1%) giving Belarus a foreign trade surplus of $861.9mn.
The foreign trade in goods expanded by 18.8% to $50.97bn. The export of goods went up by 18.9% to $24.6bn, the import increased by 18.7% to $26.3bn giving a trade deficit of $1.69bn versus a trade deficit of $1.46bn in January-September 2017.
The foreign trade in services reached $10.28bn up 14.6% to January-September 2017. The export of services was $6.4bn up 14.6%, while the import of services was $3.86bn up 14.6%, leaving a trade surplus in services of $2.55bn up 14.6% from January-September 2017.
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