Kazakhstan trading balance surplus increases to $14.43 bn. in January - May 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, July 15, 08/ - Kazakhstan external trade positive balance (including CIS countries), by data of customs statistics without account of non-organized trades, in January-May 2008 totaled to $14.43 bn., compared to positive balance $5.67 bn. a year earlier, the Statistics agency informed on Tuesday. Export in the similar period increased by 60.0 %, import, (accounting charges on transportation and insurance) - by 14.8 %. KAZAKHSTAN EXTERNAL TRADE BALANCE (in $ m.): ------------------------------- January-May January-May 2008 2007 ------- ----------- ----------- Export 28.012.1 17.503.8 Import 13.584.1 11.834.3 Balance +14.428.0 +5.669.5 ------------------------------- In January - May 2008 16.2 % of export and 48.0 % of all import delivery (16.5 % and 42.9 % correspondingly, January-May 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 8.6 % and in import - 39.1 %. [2008-07-15]