Kazakhstan trading balance surplus increases to $11.44 bn. in January - April 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, June 16, 08/ - Kazakhstan external trade positive balance (including CIS countries), by data of customs statistics without account of non-organized trades, in January-April 2008 totaled to $11.44 bn., compared to $4.48 bn. a year earlier, the Statistics agency informed on Monday. Export in the similar period increased by 60.3 %, import, (accounting charges on transportation and insurance) - by 12.7 %. KAZAKHSTAN EXTERNAL TRADE BALANCE (in $ m.): ------------------------------------- January-April January-April 2008 2007 ------- ------------- ------------- Export 21.515.6 13.423.2 Import 10.077.4 8.940.9 Balance +11.438.2 +4.482.3 ------------------------------------- In January - April, 2008 16.1 % of export and 48.3 % of all import delivery (42.9 % and 16.6 % correspondingly, January-March 2007) came to CIS countries. Russia remains the main trading partner of Kazakhstan: its share in the total volume of export in this period made 8.3 % and in import - 39.0 %. [2008-06-16]