ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 18. Kazakhstan's trade turnover with the EU countries totaled $17.6 billion from January through May 2023, Trend reports.
According to Kazakhstan's National Bureau of Statistics, this figure indicates a slight increase of 3.17 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, when the foreign trade between the parties was $17.1 billion.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's export to the EU in the reporting period decreased by 9.6 percent. During the first five months of this year, Kazakhstan exported goods to the EU worth $13.3 billion, while in the same period last year, this figure stood at $14.7 billion.
Kazakh imports from the EU, on the other hand, significantly increased. As such, in the reporting period, the EU exported goods to Kazakhstan worth $4.3 billion, indicating a growth of 82.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, when this figure stood at $2.3 billion.
Kazakhstan's overall turnover with Europe (including non-EU states) amounted to $17.9 billion, which accounts for 34.7 percent of Kazakhstan's total trade turnover.