Positive foreign trade balance of Russia has decreased in June 2016 by 41.4% yoy and amounted to $8,114 billion, follows from materials of Bank of Russia on methodology of the balance of payments.
Russia’s exports in June amounted to $24,11 billion, import — $15,996 billion.
For the first 6 months of this year, the trade surplus fell by 49.9% to $44,759 billion against $89,274 billion a year earlier.
Previously released data from the Federal customs service, according to which the positive balance of foreign trade of the country in I half-year decreased by 46.95% in annual terms and amounted to $50,5 billion
