KYIV, Oct 31 - The surplus of Ukraine's balance of payments in September 2017 stood at $637 million, which is 22.9% more than in August ($518 million), the relevant preliminary data have been posted on the official website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

Over the nine months through September 2017, the surplus of the balance of payments totaled $1.919 billion, which is 96.6% more than in the same period in 2016.