RUSSIAN TRADE IN GOODS WITH SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN Q1 2018

• Russian trade in goods with Brazil in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Ecuador in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Argentina in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Chile in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Venezuela in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Colombia in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Peru in Q1 2018
• Russian trade in goods with Uruguay in Q1 2018

The major trading partners of Russia in South America in the 1st quarter of 2018:

The top five Russia’s trade partners in South America in the 1st quarter of 2018 were Brazil (0.6860% of Russia’s total foreign trade), Ecuador (0.2654%), Chile (0.1570%), Paraguay (0.1217%), and Argentina (0.1042%);

The top five Russia’s export markets in South America in the 1st quarter of 2018 were Brazil (0.4804% of Russia’s total exports), Peru (0.0658%), Colombia (0.0566%), Ecuador (0.0540%), and Argentina (0.0287%);

The top five Russia’s import suppliers from South America in the 1st quarter of 2018 were Brazil (1.0738% of Russia’s total imports), Ecuador (0.6641%), Chile (0.4110%), Paraguay (0.3467%), and Argentina (0.2466%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of South America in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017:

• The share of Colombia in Russia’s total exports declined 2.2-fold from 0.1255% in the 1st quarter of the 2017 to 0.0566% in the 1st quarter of the 2018;
• The share of Brazil in Russia’s total imports declined from 1.4148% in the 1st quarter of the 2017 to 1.0738% in the 1st quarter of the 2018;
• The share of Paraguay in Russia’s total imports rose 2.1-fold from 0.1684% in the 1st quarter of the 2017 to 0.3467% in the 1st quarter of the 2018.