Kazakhstan trading balance surplus increases to $21 bn. in January-July of 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, September 15, 08/ - Kazakhstan external trade positive balance (including CIS countries), by data of customs statistics without account of non-organized trades, in January-July 2008 totaled to $20.967 bn., compared to positive balance $7.598 bn. a year earlier, the Statistics agency informed on Monday. Export in the similar period increased by 64.7 %, import, (accounting charges on transportation and insurance) - by 17.5 %. KAZAKHSTAN EXTERNAL TRADE BALANCE (in $ m.): --------------------------------- January-July January-July 2008 2007 ------- ------------ ------------ Export 42,022.4 25,512.6 Import 21,055.9 17,914.7 Balance +20,966.5 +7,597.9 --------------------------------- In January - July 2008 15.8 % of export and 46.6 % of all import delivery (16.7 % and 44.1 % correspondingly, January-July 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 8.9 % and in import - 37.5 %. [2008-09-15]