Studying the Status and Tendencies of Foreign Economic Activities of Domestic Enterprises in the Context of the Intensification of the European Integration Processes

Abstract

The article is aimed at analyzing the foreign economic activities of the domestic economic entities and studying the main tendencies in the foreign trade of Ukraine. The current status and tendencies in the foreign economic activity of Ukraine, in particular foreign trade, has been examined. The dynamics of exports-imports of goods and services within the period of 2012-2016 was analyzed. The structure of trade in goods and services during the analyzed period was researched. The article defines how the change in the foreign trade vector impacts its volumes and structure. The main countries-partners of Ukraine in the exports and imports of goods and services have been represented, and the changes in the geographical structure of foreign trade during the period of 2012-2016 have been analyzed. The main external and internal environmental factors that have a negative impact on the implementation of foreign trade by domestic enterprises have been defined.

Keywords

• foreign economic activity
• foreign trade
• exports
• imports
• domestic enterprises
• dynamics
• structure