In January-November 2014 the surplus of Belarus' foreign trade in goods and services totaled $604.3 million, BelTA learned from the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus.
In January-November 2013 Belarus had a deficit of foreign trade in goods and services to the tune of $1.8 billion.
In January-November 2014 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $80 billion, 2.6% down from January-November 2013. Belarus' export rose by 0.3% from January-November 2013 to $40.3 billion while import shrank by 5.4% to $39.7 billion.
In January-November 2014 the deficit of trade in goods totaled $1.4 billion. In January-November 2013 deficit was 2.6 times as much ($3.8 billion). In January-November 2014 Belarus' foreign trade in goods dropped by 3.8% in comparison with January-November 2013 to $67.9 billion. Merchandise export shrank by 0.5% to $33.2 billion while import dropped by 6.8% to $34.7 billion.
Belarus' foreign trade in services rose by 4.7% to $12.1 billion. Export rose by 4.3% to exceed $7 billion while import rose by 5.2% to more than $5 billion. The surplus of foreign trade in services rose by 2.1% to $2 billion.
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