KYIV, Oct 16 – The volume of imports to Ukraine in January-September 2023 amounted to $46.6 billion, which is 18.9 or $7.4 billion more than in the same period a year earlier, the State Customs Service reported on its website on Friday.

According to published information, at the same time, the volume of Ukrainian exports decreased by 18.1% or $6 billion, to $27.1 billion.

The negative balance for nine months of this year amounted to $19.5 billion, which is 3.2 times more than for the same period last year.