BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. According to preliminary figures, Kazakhstan's foreign trade turnover totaled $44.4 billion from January through April 2023, the country's Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov said at a Government meeting, Trend reports.
This figure is 11.1 percent more compared to the same period of the previous year ($39.7 billion).
As the minister noted, the country's exports amounted to $25.5 billion (against $26.5 billion from January through April 2022). This included the export of processed goods, which experienced an increase of 7.5 percent to $8 billion.
Furthermore, in terms of Kazakhstan's imports, this figure amounted to $18.9 billion from January through April 2023 (against $13.2 billion).
As a result, in the reporting period, the balance of foreign trade turnover remained positive totaling $6.6 billion.
In 2022, Kazakhstan's trade turnover amounted to $134.4 billion.