Compared to the corresponding period of 2021, the figure increased by $6.8 billion (18%), the State Statistics Committee said.

During the reporting period, the republic exported products ($13.8 billion) and services ($3.6 billion) for a total of $17.4 billion.

Imports, in the meantime, were recorded at $27.6 billion (products - $25.3 billion, services - $2.3 billion).

The negative balance of FTT amounted to $10.2 billion in January-November 2022, the report says.