In January-November of this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 25.8% compared to the same period last year, to $160.184 million.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products during the specified period increased by 15.3% to $93.531 million.
In November, copper imports amounted to $12.131 million, while exports amounted to $9.511 million.
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine maintained imports of copper and copper products in value terms at the previous year’s level — up to $140.797 million, while exports grew by 22.4% — up to $88.237 million.
In 2023, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper products by 2.2 times compared to 2022, to $140.795 million, while exports decreased by 20.1%, to $72.078 million.
Copper is widely used in electrical engineering, in the production of pipes, for creating alloys, in medicine, and in other industries.
