From January to October in 2015, Russian imports & exports volume was USD 439.09 billion, down 34.0% by year according to Russia Customs. The exports volume was USD 288.71 billion, down 31.8% and imports volume was USD 150.38 billion, down 38.0%. The trade surplus shrank to USD 3.02 billion, compared to USD 2.57 billion for the same period of last year.
In October, Russia’s imports & exports value was USD 43.36 billion, down 34.8% by year. Exports value was USD27.33 billion, down 34.0% and imports value was USD 15.98 billion, down 36.0%. The trade surplus was USD 11.39 billion, down 31.1%.
From January to October, imports & exports value between China and Russia was USD 52.53 billion, down 29.4%. Russia’s exports to China reached USD 23.76 billion, down 25.3%. It accounted for 8.2% of Russia’s total exports, up 0.7%. Russia’s imports from China reached USD 28.77 billion, down 32.4%. It accounted for 19.1% of Russia’s total imports, up 1.6%.
Russia’s trade deficit with China was USD 5.01 billion from January to October, down 53.6%. China has become the biggest sourcing country of Russia trade deficits.
Up to October, China has become the second-largest market for Russia’s exports and the largest source for Russia’s imports.