24 May 2004 03:11
Russian trade surplus tops $24 bln - ministry
MOSCOW. May 24 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus was just over $24 billion in January-April, said
Andrei Klepach, head of the Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry's Macroeconomic Forecasting
Department.
Klepach said Russian exports rose 23% year-on-year to $51 billion and imports went up 21% to $26.6 billion-$26.7
billion.
Klepach forecast that import growth would slow somewhat from now on. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG ECI MCE TRD] pr
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