On the other hand, sheltered by its link to German industries and to exports, economically the country is fine.
By contrast, sales of Japanese automobiles and auto parts led a 10.4 percent rise in exports to the economically recovering United States, the ministry said.
It is also an economically important export commodity.
Economically, gas exports enable the government to maintain its tight grip on power.
That makes sense economically: Ukraine exports more to the former Soviet Union than to the EU, and joining a customs union would deliver cheaper gas, as the Kremlin has made clear.Yet Mr Yanukovich knows that a turn to Russia could turn him into Moscow's vassal, even if it would earn him a few extra votes.
Some commentators argue that the responsibility should in fact be shared, given that countries such as China benefit economically from their export industries.
The end of these sanctions would allow North Korea, which is economically desperate, to export raw materials and goods to the United States and would open air and shipping routes between the two countries.
The city recovered, however, to become a prosperous port, aided in part by the opening of the Panama Canal (1914), which made it economically feasible to export grain and lumber from Vancouver to the east coast of the United States and to Europe.
Coupled with the recent contract agreement with the Writers Guild of America, the SAG-AFTRA deal means that Hollywood, an increasingly important export market for the U.S., economically as well as culturally, will enjoy labor peace for the foreseeable future.
Almost one-fifth of all Denmark's trade is conducted with its mighty southern neighbour, only 1.5 per cent of German exports go to Denmark, so economically it is one-way traffic.
Governments that are over dependent on energy export will try harder to distort economically rational policies and decisions in order to create politically engineered demand for excess of energy supply.
