Контейнерный поезд из Беларуси в Китай. Фото: rw.by
Belarus is reducing exports of investment and intermediate goods, while imports of consumer goods — including food — are increasing. This is indicated by new Belstat data on trade in investment, intermediate and consumer goods for the first 11 months of the year.
Exports of Belarusian investment goods fell by 17.3% in January–November to 3.73 billion dollars. At the same time, imports of investment goods increased by 7.5% to 4.54 billion dollars.
Exports and imports of intermediate goods also declined. Exports fell by 7.1% to 17.79 billion dollars, and imports by 3.6% to 23 billion dollars.
Exports of consumer goods in January–November increased by 11.3% to 13.2 billion dollars, including food products — up 15.9% to 7.36 billion dollars, and non-food goods — up 6% to 5.84 billion dollars.
Imports of consumer goods over the 11 months rose by 17.2% to 14.9 billion dollars, including food products — up 25.5% to 3.96 billion dollars, and non-food goods — up 14.5% to 10.9 billion dollars.