Russian trade with Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Malta
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Malta was $418,310,050, down 35.17% ($226,964,762) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $411,589,474, down 35.61% ($227,644,088) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $6,720,576, up 11.24% ($679,326) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $404,868,898, a 36.06% decrease ($228,323,414) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Malta was Russia's 42nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 38th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.4299% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.4877% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Malta was Russia's 32nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 31st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.6707% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.7082% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Malta was Russia's 97th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 101st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0187% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0144% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.71% of Russia's total exports to Malta (99.79% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No such product groups.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $227,475,489.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 410,384,161 | 99.71 | -35.66 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 323 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,680 | 0.00 | 749.88 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 18,258 | 0.00 | 1,620.83 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 10,480 | 0.00 | -27.33 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 110,080 | 0.03 | -56.42 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 602 | 0.00 | 3,244.44 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 315,375 | 0.08 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 741,863 | 0.18 | -30.29 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,652 | 0.00 | ∞ |
Russia's Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 62.99% of Russia's total imports from Malta (87.68% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 35.06% of Russia's total imports from Malta (10.01% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.14% of Russia's total imports from Malta (1.90% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,037,279;
- 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 (HS code 85) - an increase of $451,757;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $262,109;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $106,124;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $20,451.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,174,659;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $45,012.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 627 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 106,124 | 1.58 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,063,248 | 60.46 | -22.43 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,674 | 0.10 | -70.11 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 57,416 | 0.85 | 55.33 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 26,689 | 0.40 | 49.87 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,490 | 0.08 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 69,382 | 1.03 | -39.35 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 624 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,406 | 0.02 | 1,428.26 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 5,480 | 0.08 | 445.27 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 600 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,921 | 0.07 | 637.78 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 531 | 0.01 | 168.18 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 383 | 0.01 | -52.13 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,041,257 | 15.49 | 26,075.39 |
| 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 | 1,007,330 | 14.99 | 81.31 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5 | 0.00 | -61.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 307,449 | 4.57 | 578.10 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,936 | 0.22 | 383.21 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4 | 0.00 | ∞ |