Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINE REDUCES COAL IMPORTS BY 4.4%

9 October , 2019  

Ukraine in January-September 2019 reduced import of coal and anthracite (foreign trade code 2701) by 4.4% (by 689,521 tonnes) compared to the same period in 2018, to 14.951 million tonnes.
According to the State Fiscal Service, coal was imported for $2.089 billion, which is 4.7% less than in January-September 2018.
At the same time, coal worth $1.218 billion (the share in imports is 58.27%) was received from Russia, while the United States supplied coal for $667.294 million (31.94%), Kazakhstan for $94.992 million (4.55%), and other countries for $109.626 million (5.25%).
In addition, Ukraine for the first nine months of 2019 exported 13,157 tonnes of coal and anthracite worth $508,000, in particular to Moldova for $380,000, to Hungary for $96,000, and Poland for $32,000.

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