Foreign trade of Russia

The foreign trade turnover of the Russian Federation in 2010 has made $625,4 млрд that on 33,3 % more than in 2009, is told in the message of Federal customs service (ФТС). Following the results of 2010 Russia exported the goods on $396,4 млрд that on 31,4 % above level of 2009 Import has grown on 36,8 % - to $229 billion Positive foreign trade balance of the Russian Federation last year has made $167,4 млрд that in 1,2 times above an indicator of 2009 ($134,3 млрд).
The turn with the far abroad countries has increased by 33,4 %, having reached $534,1 billion Esport in the far abroad countries has made $336,7 млрд (+32,1 %), import - $197,4 млрд (+35,6 %). The balance of trading balance with the far abroad countries in 2010 has grown to $139,3 млрд (+27,5 %).
The foreign trade turnover with the CIS countries became more on 33 % and has made $91,3 billion Thus export of goods has reached $59,7 млрд (+27,4 %), import of $31,6 млрд (+44,8 %). The positive balance with the CIS countries has grown on 12,4 % - to $28,1 billion
On EU share in 2010 49 % of the Russian goods turnover, to the CIS countries - 14,6 %, the countries EvrAzEs - 7,8 %, the countries ATES - 23,3 % were necessary. The basic trading partners of the Russian Federation in 2010 among the far abroad countries were: China, goods turnover with which has made $59,3 млрд (growth on 50,3 % by 2009), the Netherlands - $58,4 млрд (46 %), Germany - $51,8 млрд (29,7 %), Italy - $37,3 млрд (13,2 %), Turkey - $25,2 млрд (28,8 %), the USA - $23,6 млрд (28,8 %), Japan - $23,1 млрд (59,4 %), France - $22,6 млрд (31,5 %), Poland - $20,8 млрд (24,2 %), Republic Korea - $17,7 млрд (68 %).
In commodity structure of export of Russia in 2010 relative density of the fuel and energy goods has made 68,4 %, cost the volume of export of this group in comparison with 2009 has increased on 36,3 %. Average export contract price of the Russian oil which is taken out to the countries of the far abroad, in 2010 has made 557,3 dollars SsHA/t. From January till May, 2010 growth of average contract price of oil about 531,9 dollars SsHA/t in January to 582,3 dollars SsHA/t in May was marked. However in June and July average contract price has decreased and has made according to 540,2 dollars SsHA/t and 536,3 dollars SsHA/t. Since August, 2010 the tendency of growth of average contract price has renewed and by the end of the year it has made 614,4 dollars SsHA/t.
Relative density of metals and products has made 10,6 % of them. Cost the volume of export of metals and products from them in 2010 has increased in comparison with 2009 on 25,8 %. Cost the volume of export of production of the chemical industry in 2010 has increased on 34,2 %, thus, relative density of the given commodity group in export total amount has made 6,2 %. The share of production of mechanical engineering in total exports of Russia in 2010 has made 5,5 %. Cost the volume of export of this production has increased on 25,0 %. Relative density of articles of food and agricultural raw materials in cost volume of export of the country has made 2,3 %. Cost the volume of the given commodity group has decreased on 6,4 %.
The Russian import in 2010 has made 229,0 billion US dollars and in comparison with 2009 has increased on 36,9 %, including from the far abroad countries – 197,4 billion US dollars, from the CIS countries – 31,6 billion US dollars. Thus growth of import from the far abroad countries has made 35,7 %, of the CIS countries – 45,0 %.
Relative density of production of mechanical engineering in structure of the Russian import in 2010 has made 45,0 % (in 2009 – 43,9 %). Cost the volume of import of production of mechanical engineering has increased in comparison with 2009 by 39,8 %. The share of articles of food and raw materials for their manufacture in the general import in 2010 has made 15,4 %, and has decreased in comparison with 2009 on 2,2 percentage points, thus cost the volume of import of this production has increased on 19,5 %.
In 2010 in comparison with last year in cost expression purchases of production of the chemical industry have increased by 33,4 %. The share of this production has made 16,5 %. Growth of the Russian import in 2010 of metals and products has made 56,7 % of them, and relative density of these goods – 7,4 % against 6,4 % in 2009; textiles, textile products and footwear – 50,0 % (6,1 % against 5,5 %), forest products and pulp-and-paper products – 15,1 % (2,6 % against 3,1 %). Without the data about trade with Byelorussia; in July-December, 2010 taking into account the data of Committee of customs control of the Ministry of Finance of Republic Kazakhstan.