According to the report of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, the foreign trade surplus in the period from January to April 2024 increased by 18 percent year-on-year.8 percent, to $50.5 billion。
Exports were $135.1 billion, down 0. 0 percent year-on-year.3%;Imports were $84.6 billion, down 9 percent from a year earlier。
Exports to European countries fell nearly 40 percent to $21 billion, and imports fell 19 percent.2 percent, or $22.2 billion。
During the reporting period, Russian exports to Asian countries increased by 11 per cent to $101.4 billion, while imports from these countries decreased by 3 per cent to $56.6 billion。
Exports to African countries increased by 32 percent to $7.8 billion, while imports decreased by 4.5 percent, or $1.1 billion。
Russian exports to North and South American countries increased by 39 percent.6 percent, to $4.8 billion, and imports from these countries decreased by 18 percent.9 percent, or $4.5 billion。
Within the export structure, products from the fuel and energy sector account for the largest share。During the reporting period, exports of these products increased 2.6%, or $84.7 billion。Metals and metal products ranked second, with exports of $17.7 billion, down 4.4%。Agricultural products ranked third。Agricultural exports were $14.2 billion, down 4. 4 percent year-on-year.8%。
The largest import items are machinery, equipment and vehicles。Imports of these products were $42.8 billion in the January-April period, down 4. 4 percent from a year earlier.2%。Chemical industry import 16 billion dollars, down 19.8%;Imports of agricultural products were 11.5 billion US dollars, down by 8.6%。