Ukraine's trade deficit widens to $18.5 billion in Jan-June, statistics show

FILE PHOTO: Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's trade deficit widened to $18.5 billion in the first six months of the year, compared with a deficit of $12.4 billion in the same period of 2024, the state statistics service said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, Editing by William Maclean)