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Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q2 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Paraguay in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Paraguay

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $176,640,998, down 12.06% ($24,218,841) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $12,971,122, up 400.00% ($10,376,880) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $163,669,876, down 17.45% ($34,595,721) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $150,698,754, a 22.98% decrease ($44,972,601) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Paraguay was Russia’s 69th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 66th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1264% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1845% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Paraguay was Russia’s 109th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 130th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0154% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0039% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Paraguay was Russia’s 50th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 39th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2934% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4677% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Paraguay

The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 62.00% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (55.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 34.94% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (35.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.65% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (6.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.55% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (2.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,580,769;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,600,416;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $54,821;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $51,909;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $43,644.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $56,553.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 30,104 0.23 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 51,909 0.40 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,367 0.11 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 21,106-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 449 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 7,996,620 61.65 1,415,851464.79
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,382 0.10 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 16,876 0.13 15011,150.67
40 Rubber and articles thereof 169 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 94-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 56,553-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 54,821 0.42 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 16,111 0.12 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 16-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 400 0.00 200100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 318-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 70-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 21,681 0.17 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,140 0.06 4,76670.79
70 Glass and glassware 84 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 130 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,531,875 34.94 931,459386.54
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 85 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 53,303 0.41 9,659451.85
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 681 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 159,935 1.23 154,0003.85

Russia’s Imports from Paraguay

The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (99.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $22,098,938;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $1,826,920.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $58,663,542.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 74,214,562 45.34 52,115,62442.40
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 106,250 0.06 53,000100.47
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,005,873 1.23 178,9531,020.89
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,562 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 87,150,446 53.25 145,813,988-40.23
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 188,908 0.12 79,251138.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 406 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,866 0.00 7,168-73.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 17,613-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia