Compared with the corresponding period last year, the figure increased by $6.5 billion, the State Statistics Committee said.

During the reporting period, the republic exported products ($6.2 billion) and services ($837 million) for a total of $7.1 billion.

Imports, in the meantime, were recorded at $10.1 billion (products - $9.4 billion, services - $727 million).

The negative balance of FTT amounted to $3 billion in January-April 2022, the report says.