Russian trade in goods with Hong Kong in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong was $234,439,625, down 24.63% ($76,621,800) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $113,472,647, down 51.10% ($118,576,146) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $120,966,978, up 53.10% ($41,954,346) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade balance with Hong Kong went from a surplus of $153,036,161 in the 3rd quarter of 2018, to a deficit of $7,494,331 in the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Hong Kong was Russia’s 69th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 63rd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1413% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1808% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Hong Kong was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 54th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1098% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2068% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Hong Kong was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 59th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1934% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1320% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong
The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 52.20% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (35.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 19.01% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (22.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.93% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (9.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.03% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (9.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.63% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.05% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (18.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,001,426;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,401,147;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $451,266;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $429,501;
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $423,147;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $385,810.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $41,690,671;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $24,202,835;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $19,360,037;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $12,178,365;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $6,121,323;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $5,607,821;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $4,680,690;
- 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) - a decrease of $3,890,157;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,963,728;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,653,467;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $579,145;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $357,825.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 6,699,625 | 5.90 | 12,307,446 | -45.56 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 156,994 | 0.14 | 330,366 | -52.48 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,460,340 | 4.81 | 5,693,689 | -4.10 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 46 | -100.00 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 12,490 | 0.01 | 1,976,218 | -99.37 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 73,024 | 0.06 | 199,392 | -63.38 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 385,810 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 749,225 | 0.66 | 1,328,370 | -43.60 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,532 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 7,955 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 125,459 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 34,348 | 0.03 | 20,563 | 67.04 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 19,360,037 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 21,534,399 | 18.98 | 33,712,764 | -36.12 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 984,755 | 0.87 | 1,342,580 | -26.65 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 443,868 | 0.39 | 757,450 | -41.40 |
31 | Fertilizers | 2,001,426 | 1.76 | 0 | ∞ |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 33,823 | 0.03 | 211 | 15,929.86 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 176,469 | 0.16 | 7,645 | 2,208.29 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 478 | 0.00 | 3,593 | -86.70 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 60,375 | 0.05 | 290,560 | -79.22 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 119,283 | 0.11 | 209,061 | -42.94 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,429,616 | 1.26 | 28,469 | 4,921.66 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 377,829 | 0.33 | 5,058,519 | -92.53 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 114,285 | 0.10 | 22,005 | 419.36 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 28,645 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 585,102 | 0.52 | 503,157 | 16.29 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 25,897 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 301,291 | 0.27 | 88,222 | 241.51 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5,908 | 0.01 | 2,714 | 117.69 |
50 | Silk | 16,686 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 4,901 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 8,292 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 6,554 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 532 | 0.00 | 152 | 250.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 38,492 | 0.03 | 14 | 274,842.86 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 7,421 | 0.01 | 243,988 | -96.96 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 146,422 | 0.13 | 14,026 | 943.93 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10,727 | 0.01 | 98,987 | -89.16 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 20,842 | 0.02 | 3,901 | 434.27 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 14,299 | 0.01 | 6,886 | 107.65 |
69 | Ceramic products | 77,417 | 0.07 | 210,903 | -63.29 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 16,904 | 0.01 | 74,241 | -77.23 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 59,232,225 | 52.20 | 83,435,060 | -29.01 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,026,781 | 0.90 | 42,717,452 | -97.60 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 115,233 | 0.10 | 106,336 | 8.37 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 433,308 | 0.38 | 3,807 | 11,281.88 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 260,057 | 0.23 | 156,193 | 66.50 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 451,266 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,013 | 0.00 | 27,108 | -96.26 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 38,479 | 0.03 | 162,826 | -76.37 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,206 | 0.00 | 20,454 | -74.55 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,150,675 | 1.01 | 7,271,998 | -84.18 |
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 | 6,558,025 | 5.78 | 10,448,182 | -37.23 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 7,680 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 145,540 | 0.13 | 1,799,007 | -91.91 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,252,877 | 1.10 | 1,354,578 | -7.51 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 427,087 | 0.38 | 3,940 | 10,739.77 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 14,145 | 0.01 | 18,662 | -24.20 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 12,087 | 0.01 | 33,595 | -64.02 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 25,694 | 0.02 | 22,375 | 14.83 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 27,396 | 0.02 | 36,894 | -25.74 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 15,402 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 132,042 | 0.12 | 374 840 | -64.77 |
Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong
The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 74.62% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (67.09% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.56% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (8.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.83% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.68% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.32% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (7.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.78% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.12% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.54% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $39,080,819;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $2,730,258;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $2,542,161;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $2,238,828;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,055,391;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $907,509;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $654,096;
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - an increase of $521,127.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - a decrease of $3,549,259;
- 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) - a decrease of $1,907,313;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,519,183;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $807,075;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $657,922;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $517,293.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,122 | 0.00 | 676 | 213.91 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,694 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 635 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 132,001 | 0.11 | 55,271 | 138.83 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 33,163 | 0.03 | 8,591 | 286.02 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 40,324 | 0.03 | 17,754 | 127.13 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,148,813 | 1.78 | 93,422 | 2,200.11 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,110,496 | 2.57 | 871,668 | 256.84 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 953,700 | 0.79 | 299,604 | 218.32 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 154,097 | 0.13 | 131,475 | 17.21 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,579 | 0.00 | 24,142 | -93.46 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 3,785 | 0.00 | 1,063 | 256.07 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 159,107 | 0.13 | 60,446 | 163.22 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 36,271 | 0.03 | 211,489 | -82.85 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,771 | 0.00 | 21,303 | -91.69 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 163,121 | 0.13 | 106,521 | 53.14 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,182,531 | 1.80 | 2,699,824 | -19.16 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 286,719 | 0.24 | 59,090 | 385.22 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 886,600 | 0.73 | 1,131,064 | -21.61 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 89,083 | 0.07 | 242,987 | -63.34 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 99,508 | 0.08 | 34,248 | 190.55 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 1,377 | 0.00 | 294 | 368.37 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 491,359 | 0.41 | 342,200 | 43.59 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,273,839 | 1.05 | 366,330 | 247.73 |
52 | Cotton | 6,497 | 0.01 | 6,051 | 7.37 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,074 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 34,291 | 0.03 | 1,061 | 3,131.95 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,104 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 60,717 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,204 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 106,969 | 0.09 | 59,522 | 79.71 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 15,532 | 0.01 | 21,595 | -28.08 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 179,643 | 0.15 | 32,325 | 455.74 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,281,772 | 1.06 | 2,800,955 | -54.24 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 772,565 | 0.64 | 1,430,487 | -45.99 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 322,149 | 0.27 | 224,630 | 43.41 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4,950,478 | 4.09 | 2,220,220 | 122.97 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 76,661 | 0.06 | 188,552 | -59.34 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 80,171 | 0.07 | 16,321 | 391.21 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 40,141 | 0.03 | 53,173 | -24.51 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 75,861 | 0.06 | 373,232 | -79.67 |
69 | Ceramic products | 3,004,178 | 2.48 | 462,017 | 550.23 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 111,858 | 0.09 | 270,301 | -58.62 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 380,639 | 0.31 | 545,109 | -30.17 |
72 | Iron and steel | 32,627 | 0.03 | 17,363 | 87.91 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,095,337 | 0.91 | 998,645 | 9.68 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 93,855 | 0.08 | 353,688 | -73.46 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 122,700 | 0.10 | 136,313 | -9.99 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4,149 | 0.00 | 723 | 473.86 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,549,259 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 345,944 | 0.29 | 69,735 | 396.08 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 434,215 | 0.36 | 194,054 | 123.76 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 674,089 | 0.56 | 529,587 | 27.29 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 67,383,073 | 55.70 | 28,302,254 | 138.08 |
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 | 21,333,746 | 17.64 | 23,241,059 | -8.21 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 121,785 | 0.10 | 53,469 | 127.77 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,421,865 | 1.18 | 1,414,840 | 0.50 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 165,878 | 0.14 | 276,173 | -39.94 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 120,116 | 0.10 | 96,148 | 24.93 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 1,351,261 | 1.12 | 830,134 | 62.78 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,285,586 | 1.89 | 3,092,661 | -26.10 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 169,408 | 0.14 | 362,028 | -53.21 |
SS | Classified | 53,780 | 0.04 | 8 851 | 507.61 |