BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 9
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
The value of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Russia amounted to $8.5 billion from January through May 2021, compared to $6.8 billion during the same period of 2020, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee.
The share of Russia in the total value of Kazakhstan’s trade turnover stood at 23.6 percent during the reporting period, compared to 18.9 percent during the same period of 2020.
Kazakhstan’s exports to Russia amounted to $2.5 billion from January through May 2021, compared to $1.8 иillion during the same period of 2020.
Russia’s share in the total volume of Kazakhstan’s exports amounted to 11.9 percent during the reporting period of 2021, compared to 8 percent during the same period of 2020.
In turn, Kazakhstan’s imports from Russia amounted to nearly $5.9 billion over the reporting period, compared to $4.9 billion during the same period of 2020.
Russia’s share in the total volume of Kazakhstan’s imports amounted to 40.7 percent during the reporting period of 2021, compared to 37.8 percent during the same period of 2020.
The total volume of Kazakhstan’s trade turnover amounted to $36.4 billion from January through May 2021, which indicates a decrease from $36.07 billion during the same period of 2020.
Kazakhstan’s export amounted to $21.6 billion during the reporting period of 2021 ($22.9 billion in the same period of 2020), whereas imports amounted to $14.7 billion ($13.1 billion in 2020).
During the reporting period, the main articles of Kazakhstan - Russia trade turnover were food products, agricultural products, as well as products of chemical industry.
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