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RUSSIAN TRADE IN GOODS WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN Q2 2018

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 Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

The major trading partners of Russia in Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018:

The top ten Russia’s trade partners in Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were Germany (8.6472% of Russia’s total foreign trade), the Netherlands (6.5931%), Belarus (4.9418%), Italy (3.8962%), Poland (3.0567%), France (2.6189%), Finland (2.2188%), Ukraine (2.1794%), the United Kingdom (2.0442%), and Belgium (1.7898%);

The top ten Russia’s export markets in Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were the Netherlands (9.2617% of Russia’s total exports), Germany (7.5033%), Belarus (4.9625%), Italy (3.7173%), Poland (3.5733%), Finland (2.6521%), the United Kingdom (2.2306%), Belgium (2.1773%), Ukraine (2.0971%), and France (1.5935%);

The top ten Russia’s import suppliers from Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were Germany (10.7237% of Russia’s total imports), Belarus (4.9041%), France (4.4803%), Italy (4.2210%), Ukraine (2.3289%), Poland (2.1190%), the Netherlands (1.7485%), the United Kingdom (1.7058%), the Czech Republic (1.5731%), and Spain (1.4947%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017:

  • The share of Latvia in Russia’s total exports declined from 1.3840% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 0.9626% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Malta in Russia’s total exports rose from 0.7321% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 1.1626% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Switzerland in Russia’s total exports rose from 0.6596% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 1.0878% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Denmark in Russia’s total exports rose from 0.5693% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 1.0693% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Sweden in Russia’s total exports rose 2.2-fold from 0.3660% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 0.8195% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Austria in Russia’s total exports rose 2.2-fold from 0.2997% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 0.6665% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Belgium in Russia’s total imports declined from 1.4698% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 1.0863% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018;
  • The share of Montenegro in Russia’s total imports rose 7.3-fold from 0.0021% in the 2nd quarter of the 2017 to 0.0154% in the 2nd quarter of the 2018.
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia