Ukraine's trade deficit with the European Union amounted to EUR 9.3bn in 2012, the Eurostat has announced. In 2012, Ukraine's export to the EU member states declined by 3.3% y/y to EUR 14.6bn. Ukraine's import from the EU member states reached EUR 23.8bn. Among the EU member states, Germany (24% of EU exports) was the largest exporter to Ukraine in 2012, followed by Poland (17%), and Hungary (8%). Italy (16% of EU imports) was the largest importer, followed by Poland (14%), and Spain (11%), the Eurostat said. In 2012, the deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services reduced by USD 2.37bn over 2011 to USD 9.27bn. |
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