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imports of vehicles dropped 10.2% y/y. At the same time, imports of chemicals advanced 1.8% y/y; machinery imports picked up 1.4% y/y.
Ukraine faces a trade deficit as imports amounted to $4.87bn and export $4.55bn in February 2021, the government has reported. According to the State Customs Service, “imports in the first two months of this year showed an increase over the same period last year by 4.5% and amounted to $9.09bn, and exports – by 4.4%, to $8.49bn. At the same time, in February, imports rose to $4.87bn, which is 6.5% higher than the same period last year and 15.4% higher than in January. As for exports, last month it also showed an increase of 14.8% compared to February 2020 and 15.8% compared to January, reaching $4.55bn.”
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