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Exports of Belarusian investment goods fell by 1.8% in the first quarter to $965.2 million, according to Belstat data. It should be noted that following January-February, exports had lagged behind last year’s figures by only 0.1%.
Imports of investment goods increased by 10% in January-March to $1.22 billion.
Trade in intermediate goods remained in positive territory. Exports in the first quarter rose by 14.4% to $5.27 billion, while imports increased by 3.9% to $6.53 billion.
Exports of consumer goods in January-March grew by 32.9% to $4.08 billion, including food products, which rose by 32.4% to $2.26 billion, and non-food products, which increased by 33.6% to $1.82 billion.
Imports of consumer goods increased by 31.9% in January-March to $4.38 billion, including food imports, which rose by 31.4% to $1.13 billion, and non-food imports, which increased by 32% to $3.24 billion.