Ukraine exported 9.1 million tons of goods in February 2023 compared to 7.89 million tons in January, in monetary terms it rose to $3.32 billion from $3.1 billion, wrote Deputy Minister of Economy – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Facebook.
“But less than the peak military September (9.6 million tons) and, of course, still a long way to 12.8 million tons in February 2022 … Since September there is a trend of slow decline in the value of exports: 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.8 – 3.48 – 3.1 – 3.32 billion dollars. The reasons are clear – the slowdown of the grain corridor and the price correction on the world market,” he added.
He said the value of imports in February was $5.03 billion.
“However, this is good news, because imports in war conditions is the reliability of supply of everything we need: fuel, pharmacy, generators and everything we need to endure. It is also fertilizers for the sowing season,” noted Kachka, without specifying the data for January.
He recalled that in general 2022 set a clear strategy in trade: to ensure security of supply in imports, restore logistics capabilities for exports and reduce the trade deficit through services.
The Ukrainian trade representative pointed out that last year merchandise exports totaled $44.1 billion and imports $55.2 billion, services exports $9.1 billion and imports $3.0 billion.
Kachka specified that the top ten most exported goods in February 2023 in descending order of value formed corn (code 1005) – $699.3 million, sunflower oil (1512) – $419.3 million, wheat (1001) – $322, 9 million, soybeans (1201) – $128.69 million, iron ore (2601) – $125.5 million, insulated wires (8544) – $82.9 million, sunflower meal (2306) – $75.4 million, pig iron (7201) – $65.03 million, poultry (0207) – $58.76 million and sunflower seeds (1206) – $58.69 million.
In the second ten, seamless pipes (7304) – $56.88 million, barley (1003) – $43.9 million, semi-finished iron products (7207) – $36.1 million, sugar (1701) – $34.1 million, ferroalloys (7202) – $33, 6 million, furniture (9403) – $32.38 million, rapeseed (1205) – $32.37 million, lumber (4407) – $31.4 million, soybean meal (2304) – $28.9 million and seating furniture (9401) – $24.9 million.
Finally in the third top ten are electric water heaters (8516) – $24.3 million, soybean oil (1507) – $24.1 million, plywood (4408) – $19.9 million, drugs (3004) – $19.1 million, hot rolled steel (7208) – $16.04 million joinery products (4418) – $15.8 million, juices (2009) – $15.5 million, confectionery, bakery products (1905) – $13.7 million, crates and boxes (4415) – $13.1 million and confectionery sugar products (1704) – $12.9 million.
