Export of goods in 2006 amounted to USD 38,367.7 mn, imports – USD 45,034.5 mn. If compared to 2005, export added 12.1%, import – 24.6%.

Negative balance was USD 6,666.8 mn (in 2005 – USD 1,907.9 mn). Export to import ratio made 0.85 compared to 0.95 in 2005.

The largest export supplies in 2006 were bound to Russia – 22.5% of the total volume of shipments, Italy – 6.5%, Turkey – 6.2%, Poland – 3.5%, Germany – 3.3%, Belarus – 3.2%, and the USA – 3.1%. The largest import volumes arrived from Russia – 30.6%, Germany – 9.5%, Turkmenistan – 7.8%, China – 5.1%, Poland – 4.7%, Italy – 3.3%, and Belarus – 2.8%.

By-commodity pattern of exports in 2006 underwent changes as compared to 2005: the portion of animal and vegetable fats and oils expanded from 1.7% to 2.5%, polymer materials and plastics – from 1.1% to 1.5%, ferrous metals – from 33.5% to 34%, ferrous metal products – from 5.4% to 6.2%, as well as electrical machinery and equipment – from 2.7% to 3.3%.

According to the State Statistics Committee, export of services in 2006 totaled USD 7,505.5 mn having gained 22.3% versus 2005. Import of services was USD 3,812.4 mn and as compared to 2005 grew by 29.8%.

The upturn in export of services was mostly encouraged by higher shipments of transportation services – by 19.5% (or by USD 874.5 mn), miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services – by 45% (or by USD 262.9 mn), and computer services – 2.5 times (or +USD 52.2 mn).

Import of services accelerated because of larger import of travel services – up 1.5 times (+USD 76.7 mn), miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services – up 1.5 times (+USD 234.1 mn), and financial services – a double rise versus 2005 (+USD 265.4 mn).

In 2006, CIS-bound export of services added 21.1%, or USD 602.1 mn as compared to 2005 – up to USD 3,451.3 mn. Import of services from CIS in 2006 also increased – by 34.9% (+USD 181.5 mn) up to USD 702.3 mn.