13 April 2004 10:21
RUSSIA UPS FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER 13.4% IN JAN-FEB
MOSCOW. April 8 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade turnover grew 13.4% year-on-year in January-February 2004 to
$29.8 billion, the Federal Customs Service reported.
The trade surplus increased to $12.6 billion from $12.2 billion the previous year.
Exports rose 10% to $21.2 billion and imports went up 22.7% to $8.6 billion.
Trade with non-CIS countries rose 11.1% to $24.3 billion, including a 10% rise in exports to $21.2 billion and a
22.7% rise in imports to $6.6 billion.
Trade with CIS countries increased 25% to $5.5 billion, including a 26.3% rise in exports to $3.5 billion, and a
22.8% rise in imports to $2 billion.
Fuel and energy goods made up 56.6% of exports to non-CIS countries, against 65.9% in January-February 2003, metal
exports accounted for 19.1%, against 13.2%, chemicals - 7.2%, against 6.3%, machinery and equipment - 6.4%, against
4.4%, and timber, pulp and paper - 4.6%, up from 4.3%. Exports rose 54.3% for ferroalloys, 71.5% for processed aluminum,
and 24.4% for mineral nitrogen fertilizer.
Machinery and equipment made up 44.7% of imports from non-CIS
countries, against 38.4% the previous year. Food and food inputs
The volume of gas exports to non-CIS countries remained unchanged. Exports fell 6.8% for nickel and 10% for copper.
However, in value terms, exports of these goods surged 95.5% and 45.7% due to price hikes. Exports of machinery and
equipment increased 57.7% in value terms.
Fuel and energy goods made up 50.3% of exports to fellow CIS countries.
Car imports from non-CIS countries surged 140%. Imports of frozen fish rose 36.7%, while meat exports fell by 70.9%
and poultry by 52%.
accounted for 18.1% of imports, down from 24.6%, and chemicals accounted for 17.6%, against 17.4%.
Code '000 Mln '000 Mln '000 Mln
Tonnes USD Tonnes USD Tonnes USD
Total: - 21182.2 - 17721.1 - 3461.1
1001 Wheat 132.0 23.3 29.7 5.2 102.3 18.1
2208601 Vodka, 38750.6 2.2 22809.8 1.4 15940.8 0.8
100 decilite
rs (100%-
alcohol)
2510 Calcium 345.7 14.1 344.7 14.1 1.0 0.0
phosphat
es
2601 Iron 2106.1 38.0 1333.5 28.5 772.5 9.5
ores and
concentr
ates
2701 Bitumino 7787.2 247.5 6779.9 208.3 1007.3 39.2
us coal
2704 Coke and 463.5 40.8 223.2 18.6 240.3 22.2
semi-
coke
2709 Crude 28917.4 5293.8 25320.9 4737.3 3596.6 556.5
oil
2710 Oil 9200.0 1792.4 8614.0 1663.7 586.0 128.8
products
2710114 Automobi 584.7 148.6 420.5 113.1 164.2 35.5
100- le
Food and food inputs accounted for the biggest share of imports from CIS countries at 20.3%, compared with 19.1%.
2710193 Diesel 3725.3 909.9 3486.9 860.0 238.4 49.9
100- fuel
EU countries accounted for 35.9% of Russia's overall trade turnover (37.5% in January-February 2003), CIS
countries for 18.4% (17.6%), EurAsEC states for 10.3% (9.5%), Asia Pacific countries - 17.4% (14.6%), and Central and
Eastern European countries - 12.8% (14.75).
2711210 Natural 33.4 3672.5 26.7 ... 6.7 ...
000 gas,
billion
cu m
2716 Electric 1819.3 44.0 1165.4 30.4 654.0 13.6
ity, mln
kWh
2814100 Anhydrou 510.8 87.4 507.6 86.9 3.2 0.5
000 s
ammonia
290511 Methanol 299.0 41.6 291.8 40.4 7.2 1.2
3102 Nitrogen 1745.6 170.0 1699.8 165.6 45.8 4.4
Fertiliz
ers
3104 Potash 836.3 69.0 828.4 68.3 7.9 0.7
Fertiliz
ers
3105 Combined 1223.8 151.5 1196.1 147.1 27.6 4.3
Fertiliz
ers
4002 Syntheti 108.3 116.0 93.6 102.8 14.7 13.2
c Rubber
4403 Unproces 5585.7 307.3 5526.1 304.7 59.6 2.6
sed
Timber,
'000 cu
m
4407 Processe 1000.6 190.8 846.1 176.1 154.5 14.8
d Timber
4412 Plywood, 201.0 54.2 192.8 51.5 8.2 2.7
'000 cu
m
4702- Wood 248.4 86.4 235.4 81.2 13.0 5.2
4704 Cellulos
e
4801 Newsprin 196.3 73.8 176.4 65.9 19.9 7.9
t
5208- Cotton 50943.6 22.8 36281.6 17.3 14662.0 5.5
5212 Fabrics,
'000 sq
m
72 Ferrous - 1613.5 - 1518.4 - 95.1
metals
72 Ferrous - 1215.8 - 1139.5 - 76.3
Russia's main trade partners were Germany ($3 billion), China ($2.1 billion), the Netherlands ($1.9 billion),
Italy ($1.5 billion), Poland ($1 billion), Turkey ($1 billion), the United States ($1 billion), Finland ($1 billion),
Switzerland ($900 million), Japan ($900 million), Ukraine ($2.01 billion), and Belarus ($2.08 billion). Key Russian
Exports, January-Februry 2004 Commodi Commodity Total Non-CIS CIS ty
7201- except
7204) Pig
Iron,
Ferroall
oys,
Scrap
and
Waste
7201 Pig Iron 744.5 120.9 696.8 112.9 47.7 8.1
7202 Ferroall 83.7 69.3 78.0 64.0 5.7 5.4
oys
7207 Semi- 1783.7 431.0 1759.5 424.3 24.2 6.7
finished
Carbon
Steel
Products
7208- Flat 1468.8 516.9 1425.3 495.9 43.5 21.0
7212 Carbon
Steel
Products
7403 Refined 61.6 144.5 61.5 144.5 0.0 0.0
Copper
7502 Unproces 32.4 484.4 32.4 484.1 0.0 0.3
sed
Nickel
7601 Unproces 758.2 832.3 757.8 831.6 0.4 0.7
sed
Aluminum
84-90 Machiner - 1523.0 - 1133.3 - 389.7
y and
Equipmen
t
8703 Cars, 22.9 114.4 14.0 79.9 8.9 34.4
'000
units
8704 Trucks, 4.6 44.8 1.6 23.8 3.0 21.1
'000
units
2710115 Gasoline 900
Code '000 Mln '000 Mln '000 Mln
Tonnes USD Tonnes USD Tonnes USD
Total - 8609.7 - 6584.0 - 2025.7
0201- Fresh 44.9 60.6 36.2 45.2 8.7 15.5
0204 and
Frozen
Meat
0207 Fresh 77.8 47.3 77.8 47.3 0.0 0.0
and
Frozen
Poultry
0302- Fresh 107.7 88.6 104.7 86.4 3.0 2.2
0304 and
Frozen
Fish
0402 Condense 5.8 7.9 0.3 0.4 5.5 7.4
d Milk
and
Cream
0405 Butter 20.8 30.8 17.8 26.4 3.0 4.4
0805 Citrus 162.8 54.8 161.3 54.5 1.5 0.4
Fruits
0901 Coffee 4.5 5.8 4.4 5.7 0.1 0.2
0902 Tea 26.1 47.2 25.7 46.9 0.4 0.3
10 Grains - 27.5 - 12.2 - 15.3
1001 Wheat 41.3 7.2 2.1 0.4 39.2 6.8
1003 Barley 33.8 4.7 20.7 3.1 13.1 1.6
1005 Maize 50.2 8.1 7.1 1.7 43.1 6.4
1512 Sunflowe 21.4 17.4 6.1 5.0 15.3 12.4
r Oil
1602 Meat 3.9 5.1 1.9 3.5 2.0 1.6
Products
, Canned
Meats
170111 Raw 161.3 29.1 160.6 28.8 0.7 0.3
- Sugar
2710194 900 2710195 Fuel oil 3995.9 490.2 3960.9 487.1 35.0 3.1 100- 2710196 900
1701991 White 30.6 9.9 8.1 1.7 22.6 8.2
000 Sugar
1801 Cocoa 9.4 20.6 9.4 20.6 - -
Beans
1806 Products 18.7 29.2 5.4 13.5 13.3 15.8
containi
ng Cocoa
22 Alcoholi - 134.1 - 66.6 - 67.5
c and
Nonalcoh
olic
Beverage
s
2402 Cigarett - 7.3 - 7.2 - 0.0
es and
Cigars
2606 Aluminum 3.5 0.5 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.0
Ores and
Concentr
ates
2701 Bitumino 3822.6 36.2 54.6 5.4 3768.0 30.8
us Coal
2709 Crude 1012.4 99.3 - - 1012.4 99.3
Oil
2710 Oil 16.4 21.1 15.8 20.7 0.6 0.4
Products
2710114 Automobi 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
100- le
(except Metals
2710193 Diesel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
100- Fuel
Key Russian Imports, January-February 2004
2941 Antibiot - 5.2 - 5.2 - -
ics
3003- Medicine - 253.1 - 251.5 - 1.6
3004 s
3808 Crop 2.3 19.9 2.3 19.8 0.0 0.1
Protecti
on
Chemical
s
4001- Natural 8.6 6.2 8.5 6.2 0.1 0.1
4002 and
Syntheti
c
Rubbers
5201 Cotton- 52.6 43.6 1.0 0.9 51.6 42.8
Fiber,
Unproces
sed
5208- Cotton 20565.4 9.0 17705.9 7.8 2859.5 1.1
5212 Fabrics,
'000 sq
m
61-62 Clothing - 78.5 - 75.2 - 3.3
6403 Leather 1.4 14.8 1.3 14.3 0.1 0.5
Footwear
, mln
pairs
72 Ferrous - 149.7 - 46.0 - 103.7
Metals
72 Ferrous - 121.1 - 44.4 - 76.7
170112
7201- except
7204) Pig
Iron,
Ferroall
oys,
Scrap
and
Waste
7304- Steel 148.6 100.7 86.6 68.9 62.1 31.8
7306 Pipes
84-90 Machiner - 3172.7 - 2941.4 - 231.3
y and
Equipmen
t
8703 Cars, 39.9 452.8 37.5 440.6 2.4 12.3
'000
8704 Trucks, 9.0 65.0 8.8 62.9 0.2 2.0
'000
9401- Furnitur - 57.9 - 52.5 - 5.4
9403 e
2710115 Gasoline 900
Country 2004 Growth rate compared with
2003, %
Total Export Import Total Export Import
Azerbaijan 80.1 63.2 16.9 150.5 147.0 165.5
Armenia 19.4 11.3 8.0 79.8 76.3 85.2
Belarus 2082.4 1257.2 825.2 119.8 113.5 131.0
Georgia 39.4 27.4 12.0 143.9 159.1 118.2
Kazakhstan 900.5 516.2 384.3 129.1 151.1 108.0
Kyrgyzstan 52.2 29.2 23.0 155.4 217.6 114.0
Moldova 114.0 60.0 54.1 116.4 107.1 128.8
Tajikistan 32.2 22.4 9.8 144.9 169.9 108.4
Turkmenistan 37.3 29.8 7.5 140.7 126.7 249.8
Uzbekistan 117.9 67.9 50.0 101.0 117.7 84.7
Ukraine 2011.3 1376.5 634.8 129.5 130.8 126.8
Latvia 218.2 192.4 25.7 126.2 133.2 90.5
Lithuania 455.5 408.7 46.8 103.9 105.1 94.0
Estonia 168.4 151.0 17.5 66.0 62.2 139.1
2710194 900 2710195 Fuel oil 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 100- 2710196 900
(except Metals
Note: Overall export and import figures (not divided by goods) include indicators on trade with Belarus based on
State Customs Committee information. Trade with CIS and Baltic states, 2004 ($mln)
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