Kazakhstan's foreign trade surplus narrows 60% in Jan
ALMATY. March 13 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan had a foreign trade surplus of $2.1 billion in January 2015, down 60% from with the same month of last year, the Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry said.
The country's foreign trade turnover fell in the reporting month by 28.9% year-on-year to $7.5 billion, including exports of $4.8 billion (down 39.2%) and imports of $2.7 billion (up 1.8%).
The value of export operations with the states participating in the Eurasian Economic Union - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - amounted to $256.7 million, down 41.2%, and imports to $1.013 billion (up 7.8%).
The main buyers of Kazakhstan-made products were Italy (19.5% of all exports), the Netherlands (11.1%) and China (10.5%).
The main exporters to Kazakhstan were Russia (35.6%), China (16.3%), and the U.S. (6.7%).