Compared to the corresponding period of 2021, the figure increased by $7.3 billion (22.2%), the State Statistics Committee said.

During the reporting period, the republic exported products ($12.2 billion) and services ($3.3 billion) for a total of $15.5 billion.

Imports, in the meantime, were recorded at $24.6 billion (products - $22.5 billion, services - $2.1 billion).

The negative balance of FTT amounted to $9.1 billion in January-October 2022, the report says.