On May 14, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The growth rate of goods export by enterprises of communal and private ownership of the Vitebsk region in January-April, according to preliminary data, has increased sixfold, as reported to BELTA correspondent by Oleg Matskevich, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. According to operational data from enterprises, for January-April of the current year, a goods export growth rate of 604% is expected for communal organizations and legal entities without departmental subordination, with a positive balance of $780 million. Export-import operations for trade in goods were carried out with 93 states, supplies were made to 66 countries, and imports were from 83. The top three trading partners of the region include Russia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Products of Vitebsk manufacturers have begun to be exported to Qatar, Macedonia, Indonesia, Iraq, Bolivia, Ghana, and Cabo Verde. Among the main communal property exporting enterprises, Oleg Matskevich named enterprises of the meat and dairy industry. Thus, the average annual export volume of OJSC "Moloko" reaches $45 million, and OJSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant" approaches $40 million. In the first quarter, the region ensured positive dynamics in the performance of foreign trade parameters for goods: goods export by communal enterprises amounted to $899.2 million, with a growth rate of 602.4% compared to the same period last year. The growth rate of imports in January-March 2012 compared to January-March 2011 was 104.6%. The positive balance of trade in goods reached almost Br680 million. As Oleg Matskevich noted, the promotion of goods by Vitebsk manufacturers in foreign markets is facilitated by the improvement of the commodity distribution network and the creation of export logistics systems. Thus, in the first quarter, the volume of goods supplies to own foreign commodity distribution network entities exceeded the indicators of the first quarter of 2011 by 1.7 times. In addition, enterprises promote their products in foreign markets with the help of dealers who have their own distribution network. Sales in this way in the first quarter increased more than twofold. -0-

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