Doing business
The foreign trade turnover of goods with world’s countries for the first quarter of 2019 was $ 3.3 billion and had a surplus of $ 688.4 million. The export-import coverage ratio is 1.5.
Goods exports from Dnipropetrovsk region to the world’s countries in the 1st quarter of 2019 amounted to $ 2.0 billion, which is almost the same as in the corresponding period of the last year. More than 16% of Ukraine’s export operations were carried out by companies in Dnipropetrovsk region, which provides the region a leading position in export among the Ukraine’s regions.
Most of all the region exported ferrous metals and products from it, in amount of $1144.9 million (57% of total export), ore was exported in amount of $ 476.4 million (23.7%), fats and oils were exported in amount of $ 65, 2 million (3.2%).
In the first quarter of 2019, the export value of products increased significantly in the following positions:
According to some positions, goods exports has decreased significantly compared to the corresponding period of the previous year:
Poland became the leader among world’s consumers of Ukrainian goods. Export to this country, although declined by 10.9% compared to the first quarter of 2018 in amount of $170.6 million. The second place among the world’s consumers in the region took Egypt, export to which increased by 25.6% compared to the corresponding period of the last year in amount of $ 147.3 million. China is on the third place among consumers of the region’s products, export of which amounted to $ 140 million, and increased by 33.4%.
The supply of goods from Dnipropetrovsk region to the following countries has considerably increased:
Goods imports to Dnipropetrovsk region increased by 9.8% compared to the previous year and amounted to $ 1.3 billion, which is 9.5% of the Ukrainian rate.
Dnipropetrovsk region purchased the most:
There was a significant increase in value of the deliveries the following import trade items to the Dnipropetrovsk region market from the world’s countries:
But according to some positions there was a decrease in import value of goods to region’s market:
Russian Federation is the leader among the world’s countries in goods imports to Dnipropetrovsk region, its import remained at the level of the first quarter of 2018 and amounted to $ 330.3 million. China is the second largest importer of goods, it increased by 34.7% in comparison with a corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to $ 224.5 million. Germany is on the third place among global importers, imports increased by 16.6% in amount of 88.1 million.
TOP 5 countries of the world, which significantly increased the value of products supply to the market of Dnipropetrovsk region:
Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 132 countries of the world.