Reports on Russian trade in goods with European countries in Q3 2018

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Dec. 9, 2018 - PRLog -- Russian Foreign Trade has released the reports on Russia's foreign trade in goods with the countries of Europe in the third quarter of 2018.

The reports have been prepared by Russian Foreign Trade stuff based on the data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

In particular, the reports have been issued on Russia's trade with the following countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Belarus, Italy, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Ukraine, Finland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Greece, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Malta, Serbia, Moldova, Ireland, Slovenia, Norway, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Albania, Iceland, and Montenegro (40 reports in total).

A brief review of Russia's trade with European countries in the 3rd quarter of 2018

The share of European countries in Russia's total trade (exports and imports) rose from 50.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2017 to 51.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2018.

The share of European countries in Russia's total exports rose from 52.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2017 to 53.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2018.

The share of European countries in Russia's total imports declined from 47.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2017 to 46.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2018.

The major trading partners of Russia in Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2018:
- The top ten Russia's trade partners in Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were Germany (8.6847% of Russia's total foreign trade), the Netherlands (6.3514%), Belarus (4.8437%), Italy (4.1171%), Poland (3.1145%), France (2.3560%), Ukraine (2.1391%), the United Kingdom (2.1182%), Finland (2.0495%), and Belgium (1.5135%);
- The top ten Russia's export markets in Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were the Netherlands (8.9820% of Russia's total exports), Germany (7.4557%), Belarus (4.8765%), Italy (3.9426%), Poland (3.5990%), the United Kingdom (2.4271%), Finland (2.4135%), Ukraine (2.0628%), Belgium (1.7998%), and France (1.6823%);
- The top ten Russia's import suppliers from Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were Germany (10.9878% of Russia's total imports), Belarus (4.7822%), Italy (4.4442%), France (3.6183%), Ukraine (2.2820%), Poland (2.2066%), the Czech Republic (1.5594%), the United Kingdom (1.5393%), Spain (1.4937%), and the Netherlands (1.4220%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017:
- The share of the United Kingdom in Russia's total exports declined from 2.9758% in the 3rd quarter of the 2017 to 2.4271% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018;
- The share of Croatia in Russia's total exports rose 2.1-fold from 0.1369% in the 3rd quarter of the 2017 to 0.2938% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018;
- The share of Finland in Russia's total imports declined from 1.6776% in the 3rd quarter of the 2017 to 1.3673% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018;
- The share of Belgium in Russia's total imports declined from 1.3431% in the 3rd quarter of the 2017 to 0.9771% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018;
- The share of Romania in Russia's total imports rose from 0.6683% in the 3rd quarter of the 2017 to 1.0103% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018.

The reports are publicly available here: http://en.russian-trade.com/reports-and-reviews/2018-11/r...

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