in January-may 2014 foreign trade turnover of the Chuvash Republic amounted to $138 million, which is 28% (or by $55, 9 million) less in comparison with the same period last year. And among them, exports and imports decreased, respectively, by 14, 6% (or by $8, 6 million) and 35% (or by $47, 2 million), amounting to $50 million and $88 million trade balance is negative and amounts to $33 million (predominance of imports). Such information is published Chuvash customs post, reports the reporter of information Agency referring to the document.
by results of five months of export-import operations conducted 111 senders and recipients items. In comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year their number has decreased by 17, 2%.
Trade with the countries of the far abroad has provided 73% of cost volume of foreign trade turnover, 53, 8% of exports and 94, 8% of imports. In comparison with the same period in 2013, a decrease in the volumes of export operations by 13, 4%, import - by 32, 4%. The volume of imports in trade with CIS countries has decreased by 60, 7%, the Volume of export reduced by fifteen, 43%.
The leading trade partners of the region During import are: China (34, 8% from volume of import), Germany (16%), Italy (5, 5%), the UK (5, 1%), Belgium (4, 8%). When exporting: Ukraine (38, 6% of the value of exports), Azerbaijan (10, 5%), Moldova (6, 4%), Slovakia (4, 6%), Uzbekistan (4, 0%).
in commodity structure of export the share of chemical products was 66, 6%, machine building - 23, 2%. In comparison with January-may 2013 the volume of export of objects of the chemical industry decreased by 17, 6%, machine building - by 17, 7%.

in import largest share of machinery, equipment and vehicles (46, 4%)and chemical products and rubber (41%). In comparison with the same period of the last year the Volume of import of chemical products decreased by 45%, machine building - by 19, 3%, metals - by 59%, textile articles - by 20%.
in a number of major senders of items entered branch of CJSC " Firm " August ", JSC " Khimprom ", OAO AKKOND ", CJSC " WTF " textilmach ", JSC " percarbonat ". Among the main recipients of the subjects of the branch of the CJSC " Firm " August ", OAO AKKOND ", LLC " CHETA ", JSC " Bouquet of Chuvashia ", LLC " Keramika ".

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