Belarusian exports of investment goods fell by 2.9% to $2.61 billion in January–August, according to data from Belstat. In the first half of the year, the figure had shown an increase of 0.1%.
Imports of investment goods rose by 8.4% to $3.39 billion in January–August.
Trade in intermediate goods continues to grow. Exports increased by 29.2% to $16.34 billion over the eight-month period, while imports rose by 20.7% to $19.6 billion.
Exports of consumer goods increased by 25.7% to $11.4 billion in January–August. Food exports rose by 24.4% to $6.37 billion, while exports of non-food goods increased by 27.4% to $5.03 billion.
Imports of consumer goods rose by 21.2% to $12.14 billion in January–August. Food imports increased by 18.2% to $3.18 billion, while imports of non-food goods grew by 22.3% to $8.95 billion.