Kazakhstan's foreign trade surplus up 82% in Jan-AugKazakhstan's foreign trade turnover totaled $102.959 billion in January-August 2026, up 12.8% from the same period in 2025, the National Statistics Bureau of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms said.Exports rose 19.5% to $60.389 billion, while imports grew 4.5% to $42.57 billion. The foreign trade surplus therefore totaled $17.819 billion in January-August 2026, up 82% from $9.798 billion in the same period last year.Crude oil and petroleum products derived from bituminous minerals accounted for the largest share of Kazakhstan's exports in January-August 2026 at 49.8%, followed by refined copper and unwrought copper alloys at 6.4%, chemical radioactive elements and radioactive isotopes at 5.1%, copper ores and concentrates at 4.4%, and ferroalloys at 2.2%.Imports were dominated by passenger cars and other motor vehicles at 3.3%, telephone sets at 2.7%, pharmaceuticals at 2.5%, petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons at 2.4%, and electric generating sets and rotating electric converters at 2.2%.Kazakhstan's trade with Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries rose 7.3% to $20.991 billion in January-August 2026. Exports to EAEU countries fell 0.2% to $6.637 billion, while imports rose 11.2% to $14.354 billion.Russia accounted for the largest share of Kazakhstan's trade with EAEU countries at 87.3%, followed by Kyrgyzstan (8.3%), Belarus (4%) and Armenia (0.4%).Its main import partners were Russia (31%), China (29.8%), Germany (4.6%), the United States (3.9%), South Korea (2.5%) and Turkey (2.1%). (ICE ALMATY)

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