By KYIV. Nov 14 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian enterprises in January-October of this year increased imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 91.1% compared to the same period last year, to $104.029 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine last week, exports of copper and copper products during this period fell by 20.6% to $61.107 million.
In October, copper was imported for $13.932 million, and exported for $6.090 million.
In addition, in January-October 2023, Ukraine reduced imports of nickel and products by 77.7% compared to the same period in 2022, to $12.438 million (in October – $806,000), aluminum and products made from it increased by 10.1%, to $307.569 million ($32.582 million).
At the same time, it reduced the import of lead and products made from it by 66.3%, to $892,000 ($19,000), the import of tin and products from it fell by 21.1%, to $2.284 million ($232,000), but zinc and zinc products grew by 23.1%, to $37.525 million ($3.538 million).
Exports of aluminum and products made from it in January-October of this year fell by 2.3% compared to the same period last year, to $81.616 million (in October – $9.996 million), lead and products made from it grew by 27.9%, to $12.498 million ($1.308 million), nickel and products amounted to $257,000 ($1,000), while in January-October 2022 it was $1.086 million.
Zinc was supplied abroad in January-October 2023 for $99,000 (in October – $10,000) versus $1.321 million in January-October 2022. Exports of tin and products reached $57,000 (no deliveries were made in October) versus $421,000 in January-October 2022.
