During the first five months of 2018 Russian fuel exports grew by 28%. Exports of other goods moved up by 26%, surpassing the pre-crisis level of 2013. Imports went up by 16%, for the first time in five years its dynamics did not correspond to the dynamics of the exchange rate: imported goods...

In 2018, Russian exports of services increased by 12.4%. This dynamic growth is of a recovery nature. However, it may slow down after it has attained the pre-crisis volumes seen in 2013. In 2018, imports of services rose by 6.6%, having stopped growing in Q4 because of the dynamics of the...

In 2021, Russia’s trade turnover increased by 38% to $785 bn, the maximum level since 2014. Appreciation of prices for fuel and energy commodities (+61%) amid stable volumes of exports (-1.7%) made it feasible to increase the value of exports to $267 bn (+59%). The record-high value of $197.8...

In the first seven months of 2021, the Russian foreign trade turnover significantly exceeded the pre-covid level, increasing by 12.2% compared to January-July 2019. Exports of energy and raw materials in value terms did not return to the pre-crisis level (a decrease of 9.8% compared to...

In January-July 2021, the Russian foreign trade turnover surpassed considerably the pre-pandemic level (growth of 12.2% on January-July 2019). The value of exports of energy and primary commodities failed to return to the pre-crisis level (a decrease of 9.8% on January-July 2019). In...