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RUSSIAN TRADE WITH ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The reports on Russia’s trade in goods with the countries of Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

The major trading partners of Russia in Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016:

The top ten Russia’s trade partners in Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were China (13.5801% of Russia’s total foreign trade), Turkey (3.4413%), Japan (3.3528%), Kazakhstan (2.9388%), South Korea (2.9042%), India (1.4285%), Taiwan (0.8507%), Vietnam (0.7380%), Uzbekistan (0.6406%), and Israel (0.4786%);

The top ten Russia’s export markets in Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were China (10.5445% of Russia’s total exports), Turkey (4.8997%), Kazakhstan (3.4176%), Japan (3.1761%), South Korea (3.0078%), India (1.4530%), Taiwan (0.8938%), Uzbekistan (0.7345%), Israel (0.5206%), and Azerbaijan (0.4698%);

The top ten Russia’s import suppliers from Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were China (18.3384% of Russia’s total imports), Japan (3.6298%), South Korea (2.7418%), Kazakhstan (2.1881%), India (1.3900%), Vietnam (1.3513%), Turkey (1.1552%), Taiwan (0.7832%), Indonesia (0.7663%), and Malaysia (0.6191%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of Asia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015:

  • The share of China in Russia’s total exports rose from 8.5261% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 10.5445% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Japan in Russia’s total exports declined from 3.9110% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 3.1761% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of South Korea in Russia’s total exports declined from 3.6376% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 3.0078% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Vietnam in Russia’s total exports declined from 0.5775% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.3467% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Iraq in Russia’s total exports declined 4.7-fold from 0.3635% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.0774% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Iran in Russia’s total exports rose 2.1-fold from 0.2064% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.4372% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Philippines in Russia’s total exports declined 2.7-fold from 0.1439% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.0534% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Syria in Russia’s total exports declined 2.6-fold from 0.0795% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.0308% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Kuwait in Russia’s total exports rose 3.5-fold from 0.0508% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.1771% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Qatar in Russia’s total exports rose 6.7-fold from 0.0030% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.0202% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Kazakhstan in Russia’s total imports declined from 3.3493% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 2.1881% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Turkey in Russia’s total imports declined 2-fold from 2.3186% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 1.1552% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Vietnam in Russia’s total imports rose from 0.8430% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 1.3513% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Armenia in Russia’s total imports rose 2-fold from 0.0993% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.2004% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of the United Arab Emirates in Russia’s total imports rose 4.2-fold from 0.0930% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.3866% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Turkmenistan in Russia’s total imports rose 12.8-fold from 0.0460% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.5879% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016;
  • The share of Syria in Russia’s total imports rose 7.7-fold from 0.0014% in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 to 0.0106% in the 2nd quarter of the 2016.
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia