Kazakhstan trading balance surplus increases to $25.05 bn. in January-August of 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, October 14, 08/ - Kazakhstan external trade positive balance (including CIS countries), by data of customs statistics without account of non-organized trades, in January-August 2008 totaled to $24.546 bn., compared to positive balance $8.585 bn. a year earlier, the Statistics agency informed on Tuesday. Export in the similar period increased by 68.8 %, import, (accounting charges on transportation and insurance) - by 18.1 %. KAZAKHSTAN EXTERNAL TRADE BALANCE (in $ m.): --------------------------------------- January-August January-August 2008 2007 ------- -------------- -------------- Export 49.592.8 29.376.7 Import 24.545.8 20.791.6 Balance +25.047.0 +8.585.1 --------------------------------------- In January - August 2008 15.5 % of export and 46.1 % of all import delivery (16.8 % and 44.4 % correspondingly, January-August 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 - 37.2 %. [2008-10-14]