Compared to the corresponding period of 2021, the figure increased by $6.3 billion, the State Statistics Committee said.

During the reporting period, the republic exported products ($9.3 billion) and services ($2 billion) for a total of $11.3 billion.

Imports, in the meantime, were recorded at $16.8 billion (products - $15.4 billion, services - $1.4 million).

The negative balance of FTT amounted to $5.5 billion in January-July 2022, the report says.