Russia-Ukraine Trade Up 19.4% To $13.6Bln Year-on-Year In January-November - Customs

Russia-Ukraine Trade Up 19.4% to $13.6Bln Year-on-Year in January-November - Customs

The Russian-Ukrainian trade increased by 19.4 percent year-on-year and reached $13.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2018, the Russian Federal Customs Service said Friday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2019) The Russian-Ukrainian trade increased by 19.4 percent year-on-year and reached $13.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2018, the Russian Federal Customs Service said Friday.

Russian exports to Ukraine increased by 22.7 percent, reaching $8.645 billion, while Russia's imports grew by 14 percent and amounted to $4.976 billion.

According to the Russian customs agency, Ukraine's share in the Russian external trade in the given period did not change and stood at 2.2 percent.