Exports from Kazakhstan to Russia increased by 32.5%

Exports from Kazakhstan to Russia increased by 32.5%

The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Russia in January-February 2022 amounted to 3.5 billion US dollars, which is 24.7% higher than in the same period of the previous year (2.8 billion US dollars), the press service of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs.

Thus, exports from Kazakhstan to Russia in January-February 2022 increased by 32.5% and amounted to 1.1 billion US dollars.

The increase in exports to Russia is justified by an increase in the supply of such goods as: hot-rolled flat rolled steel - an increase of 3 p. or 82.2 million US dollars (from 40.6 to 122.8 million US dollars), aluminum oxides and hydroxides - an increase of 3.1 p. or 40.3 million US dollars (from 19.5 up to 59.8 million US dollars), unprocessed zinc - an increase of 3.3 p. or by 33.4 million US dollars (from 14.8 to 48.2 million US dollars), flat rolled non-alloy steel clad - by 45% or by 24.6 million US dollars (from 54.8 to 79.4 million US dollars), ores and concentrates of precious metals - by 48.6% or by 23.6 million. (from 48.6 to 72.2 million US dollars), ferroalloys - an increase of 2.2 p. or by 21.8 million US dollars (from 18.7 to 40.5 million US dollars), parts of rolling stock - an increase of 3.3 p. or by 18.3 million US dollars (from 8.0 to 26.4 million US dollars. USA), the agency reports.

At the same time, there is a decrease in exports of such goods as: copper ores and concentrates - by 99.7% or by 23.4 million US dollars (from 23.5 to 0.1 million US dollars), iron ores and concentrates - by 12.9% or by 20.3 million US dollars (from 157.2 to 136.9 million pipes, tubes and seamless profiles made of ferrous metals - by 71.1% or by 14.8 million US dollars (from 20.8 to 6.0 million US dollars), wheat - by 85.8% or by 8.5 million US dollars (from 9.9 to 1.4 million US dollars), medicinal funds packaged for retail sale - by 80.5% or by $6.8 million (from $8.5 to $1.7 million).

The main export goods from Kazakhstan to Russia are: iron ores and concentrates - US$ 136.9 million (with a share of 12.6%), flat rolled products made of unalloyed hot-rolled steel - US$ 122.8 million (11.3%), flat rolled products made of unalloyed steel clad - US$ 79.4 million (7.3%), ores and concentrates of precious metals - 72.2 million US dollars (6.6%), aluminum oxides and hydroxides - 59.8 million US dollars (5.5%), cold-rolled flat rolled non-alloy steel - 53.4 million US dollars (4.9%), unprocessed zinc - 48.2 million US dollars (4.4%), ferroalloys - $40.5 million. Coal - 38.7 million US dollars (3.5%), natural gas - 38.4 million US dollars (3.5%).

Imports to Kazakhstan from Russia in January-February 2022 increased by 21.4% and amounted to 2.4 billion US dollars.

The increase in imports from Russia is justified by an increase in imports of such goods as wheat - an increase of 7.4 p. or by 71.6 million US dollars (from 11.2 to 82.8 million US dollars), semi-finished products made of non-alloy steel - by 71.7% or by 32.8 million US dollars (from 45.8 to 78.7 million US dollars), petroleum products - by 97.8% or by 29.2 million US dollars (from 29.9 to 59.1 million US dollars), sunflower seeds - an increase of 63.1 p. or by 24.7 million US dollars (from 0.4 to 25.1 million US dollars), insecticides, herbicides - an increase of 6.1 p. or by $21.1 million (from $4.1 to $25.3 million). gold, unprocessed or semi-processed, or in powder form - by 55.8% or by 20.5 million US dollars (from 36.7 to 57.1 million US dollars), ethylene polymers - an increase of 2.4 p. or by 20 million US dollars (from 14.2 to 34.2 million US dollars).

There is a decrease in imports of such goods as: natural gas - by 54% or by 41.1 million US dollars (from 76.1 to 35.0 million US dollars), televisions, monitors and projectors - by 55.6% or by 29.1 million US dollars (from 52.5 to 23.3 million US dollars), passenger cars - by 18.9% or by 14.8 million US dollars (from 78.4 to 63.6 million US dollars), ores and concentrates of precious metals - by 20.2% or by 12.6 million US dollars (from 62.6 to 50.0 million US dollars), tobacco and its substitutes, tobacco extracts and essences - by 77.5% or by 8.9 million US dollars (from 11.5 to 2.6 million US dollars).

The main import goods to Kazakhstan from Russia are: wheat - 82.8 million US dollars (with a share of 3.4%), semi-finished products from non-alloy steel - 78.7 million US dollars (3.2%), passenger cars - 63.6 million US dollars (2.6%), petroleum products - 59.1 million US dollars (2.4%), unprocessed or semi-processed gold, or in powder form - 57.1 million US dollars (2.3%), ores and concentrates of precious metals - 50 million US dollars (2.1%), coke and semi-coke - 37.9 million US dollars (1.6%), corners, shaped and special profiles from unalloyed steel - US$ 37.4 million (1.5%).