From the beginning of the year, there is an increase in exports and imports of services. Compared to the same period last year, exports increased by 26% to 155.1 million $. Imports amounted to 25.4 million $, respectively, an increase of 1.7. This is according to the Main Statistical Office in the ARC.

 

Services exports to CIS countries amounted to 48.8% of total exports to the European countries - 21.2%, in the Americas - 14.4%, in Asia - 12.5%.

 

The main partner country is Russia, the volume of services which amounted to 70.2 million (45.3% of the total services of the ARC).

 

The volume of services provided to the CIS countries, have increased as compared to the previous year by 32.2%. The highest export growth was observed in the Russian Federation (40.3%) and Kazakhstan (3.3 times). Export of services to Belarus decreased at 52.7%.

 

The volume of services provided in Europe, increased by 71.3% (including in Austria – by 37.4 times, in Switzerland - by 3.3 times, to Germany - on 78.9%, in the UK – on 8.7%).

 

In the I half of 2012, the volume of services in the Americas, slightly decreased (on 13.7%). The volumes of services provided to Panama and the United States 15.5% and 5.3% respectively. However, there was an increase of exports of services in Belize (on 15.1%).

 

Export of services to countries in Asia increased on 16.5% (mostly by increasing the volume of services provided in Cyprus (60.3%), Turkey (7.9%), Lebanon (by 28.7 times)).

 

The largest share in the total exports of services amounted to transportation services (56.8% of total exports of services), services of hotels and restaurants (20.5%), services related to health and social care (10.2%).

 

Import of services from Asia amounted to 45.6% of total imports from European countries - 30.7%, CIS - 7.7%.

 

Import of services from CIS countries increased from last year by 3.1 times, including the Russian Federation - in 3,2 times.

 

Import of services from Asia and Europe increased by 5% and 4.7 times by increasing the volume of services received from the UK (in 82.6 times), Germany (in 3.4 times), Turkey (in 2.4 times), Cyprus (on 1.5%).

 

The largest share in the total import of services amounted to services in real estate transactions, employment and corporate banking (32.9%), services related to public administration (26.7%), transportation (23.8%).