Positive trade balance of Kazakhstan in Jan-May of 2004 - $2.5 bn.

/REUTERS, Almaty, July 13, 04/ - Kazakhstan statistics agency informs positive external trade balance of Kazakhstan (including CIS countries), in accordance with customs statistics data without unorganized trade, in January-May of 2004 equaled to $2,531.9 m. in comparison with positive balance equaling to $1,883.1 m. in similar period of previous year. Export increased within the same period by 42%, import - by 52%. External trade balance of Kazakhstan (m. USD): ---------------------------------------------- Jan-May, 04 Jan-Apr, 04 Jan-May, 03 ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Export 7,039.8 5,631.1 4,954.2 Import 4,507.9 3,504.8 3,071.1 Balance +2,531.9 +2,126.3 +1,883.1 ---------------------------------------------- Including commerce with CIS countries: ---------------------------------------------- Jan-May, 04 Jan-Apr, 04 Jan-May, 03 ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Export 1,621.8 1,272.2 1,063.5 Import 2,236.2 1,754.0 1,411.9 Balance -614.4 -481.8 -348.4 ---------------------------------------------- 23.0% of export and 49.6% of all import deliveries fell to the stake of CIS countries in January-May of 2004. Russia remains the major trade partner of Kazakhstan: its stake in total volume of export in this period was 15.4%, and in the volumes of import - 38.8%. [2004-07-13]