10 June 2004 08:54
RUSSIA UPS FOREIGN TRADE SURPLUS IN JAN-APRIL
MOSCOW. June 8 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus climbed to $29.1 billion in January-April 2004, from
$24.5 billion in the same period of 2003, the State Customs Committee reported.
The committee said that foreign trade climbed 24.5% to $70.9 billion in January-April 2004, including $58 billion in
trade with non- CIS countries, up 22.8%, and $12.9 billion in trade with CIS countries, up 32.6%.
Exports of natural gas remained at the same level as in January-
April 2003, while crude exports rose 16.1%. Nickel exports were
Russian exports amounted to $50 billion, up 22.8%, with exports to non-CIS countries at $42 billion, up 21.3%, and
exports to CIS countries at $8 billion, up 31%. Imports totaled $20.9 billion, up 28.8%, with imports from non-CIS
countries up 26.9% to $16 billion, and imports from the CIS up 35.4% at $4.9 billion.
In export to countries outside the CIS, fuel and energy made 57.5% of the entire volume of export to these countries
(62.4% in January- April 2003). Metals and metal goods accounted for 19.2% (14%), chemicals for 6.4% (6.7%), machine
building production for 6.6% (5.1%), and timber and pulp and paper goods for 4.5% (4.6%).
virtually unchanged and copper exports dropped 22.2%, but because of a rise in prices, exports surged 90.5% and
36.7%, respectively, in value terms. Machine building production increased 56.8% in value terms. Actual export volumes
increased 36.7% for ferroalloys, 38.7% for unprocessed aluminum, and 15.9% for lumber.
Commodity Total Non-CIS CIS
Code '000 Mln '000 Mln '000 Mln
Tonnes USD Tonnes USD Tonnes USD
Total: - 49 971.2 - 42 019.7 - 7 951.5
1001 Wheat 144.9 25.8 29.7 5.2 115.2 20.6
22086011 Vodka, 94 5.9 46387.1 3.3 47659.3 2.6
00 decilite 046.4
rs (100%-
alcohol)
2510 Calcium 886.9 37.4 884.5 37.3 2.4 0.1
phosphat
es
2601 Iron 5 297.4 106.8 3692.9 86.9 1604.5 19.9
ores and
concentr
ates
2701 Bitumino 20 126.9 686.6 17263.5 563.6 2863.4 123.0
us coal
2704 Coke and 1 127.9 124.1 535.1 53.1 592.8 71.0
semi-
coke
2709 Crude 71 380.1 13 503.2 63962.3 12346.3 7417.8 1156.9
oil
2710 Oil 24 562.1 4 789.9 23406.5 4537.9 1155.6 252.0
products
27101141 1 629.5 433.6 1287.2 360.0 342.3 73.6
00- Automobi
27101159 le
00 Gasoline
27101931 Diesel 9 125.1 2 286.5 8712.1 2200.4 413.0 86.1
00- fuel
In import to countries outside the CIS, machine building production accounted for 43.5% of the total (38.3% in
January-April 2003), food and food inputs made up 19.1% (24.5%), and chemicals - 18.1% (17.8%).
27101951 Fuel 11 1 400.6 11263.6 1393.7 93.1 6.9
00- oil 356.7
Trade with the European Union accounted for 36.4% of total trade turnover (37.2% in January-April 2003), the CIS
accounted for 18.2% (17.1%), Eurasian Economic Community countries for 10.2% (9.6%), Asia Pacific region countries for
16.7% (15.5%), and Central And Eastern European countries for 12.1% (13.6%).
27112100 Natural 62.8 7002.4 51.6 ... 11.2 ...
00 gas,
billion
cu m
2716 Electric 6 363.2 148.5 4305.7 105.2 2057.5 43.3
ity, mln
kWh
28141000 Anhydrou 1 054.2 157.5 1048.5 156.7 5.7 0.8
00 s
ammonia
290511 Methanol 594.6 83.9 576.8 80.9 17.8 3.0
3102 Nitrogen 3 436.1 329.5 3291.6 315.0 144.5 14.5
Fertiliz
ers
3104 Potash 2 035.6 170.9 2014.5 169.1 21.1 1.8
Fertiliz
ers
3105 Combined 2 440.4 313.2 2350.4 298.8 90.0 14.4
Fertiliz
ers
4002 Syntheti 201.6 222.1 175.3 197.8 26.3 24.3
c Rubber
4403 Unproces 2 477.6 473.9 2068.2 434.0 409.4 39.9
sed
Timber,
'000 cu
m
4407 Processe 458.2 124.7 438.2 118.0 20.0 6.7
d Timber
4412 Plywood, 566.0 201.6 539.8 190.9 26.2 10.7
'000 cu
m
4702- Wood 393.4 149.5 348.5 131.5 44.9 18.0
4704 Cellulos
e
4801 Newsprin 123 55.0 90283.9 43.1 32870.1 11.9
t 154.0
5208- Cotton - 4 054.1 - 3815.5 - 238.6
5212 Fabrics,
'000 sq
m
72 Ferrous - 2 982.7 - 2790.8 - 191.9
metals
72 Ferrous 1 792.1 337.2 1697.8 319.4 94.3 17.8
Russia's main trade partners were Germany with turnover totaling $6.7 billion, up 18.5%; the Netherlands - $4.7
billion, up 61.6%; China - $4.5 billion, up 37.5%; Italy - $3.6 billion, up 1.4%; Finland - $2.6 billion, up 22.6%;
Poland - $2.4 billion, up 15.2%; Turkey - $2.4 billion, up 38.1%; the United States - $2.3 billion, up 9%; Switzerland -
$2.1 billion, up 14.7% and Japan - $2.1 billion, up 77.9%. Key Russian Exports, January-April 2004
7201- except
7204) Pig
Iron,
Ferroall
oys,
Scrap
and
Waste
7201 Pig Iron 194.6 193.6 182.8 180.3 11.8 13.3
7202 Ferroall 3 855.3 1 044.4 3806.7 1029.2 48.6 15.2
oys
7207 Semi- 3 333.5 1 283.7 3231.5 1228.9 102.0 54.8
finished
Carbon
Steel
Products
7208- Flat 114.4 294.1 114.3 293.7 0.1 0.4
7212 Carbon
Steel
Products
7403 Refined 80.7 1 139.7 80.7 1139.4 0.0 0.3
Copper
7502 Unproces 1 403.3 1 572.4 1401.6 1569.9 1.7 2.5
sed
Nickel
7601 Unproces - 3 887.9 - 2781.8 - 1106.1
sed
Aluminum
84-90 Machiner 43.8 200.8 24.5 122.0 19.3 78.8
y and
Equipmen
t
8703 Cars, 12.1 109.6 2.8 41.7 9.3 67.9
'000
units
8704 Trucks, - 49 971.2 - 42 019.7 - 7 951.5
'000
units
27101949 00
Code '000 Mln '000 Mln '000 Mln
Tonnes USD Tonnes USD Tonnes USD
Total - 20917.8 - 15976.4 - 4941.4
0201- Fresh 208.6 274.4 182.4 223.7 26.2 50.7
0204 and
Frozen
Meat
0207 Fresh 254.0 150.3 253.9 150.2 0.1 0.1
and
Frozen
Poultry
0302- Fresh 230.1 182.3 220.8 176.4 9.3 5.9
0304 and
Frozen
Fish
0402 Condense 16.2 22.0 0.9 1.4 15.3 20.6
d Milk
and
Cream
0405 Butter 43.3 66.2 35.7 55.3 7.6 10.9
0805 Citrus 346.2 117.2 344.6 116.8 1.6 0.4
Fruits
0901 Coffee 9.9 12.8 9.8 12.6 0.1 0.2
0902 Tea 56.8 102.1 56.1 101.7 0.7 0.4
10 Grains - 158.3 - 48.8 - 109.5
1001 Wheat 393.8 71.6 14.7 2.8 379.1 68.8
1003 Barley 160.3 22.5 81.6 12.1 78.7 10.4
1005 Maize 184.3 36.5 27.0 10.7 157.3 25.8
1512 Sunflowe 53.7 43.2 16.9 13.7 36.8 29.5
r Oil
1602 Meat 9.5 13.1 5.0 8.9 4.5 4.2
Products
, Canned
Meats
170111 - Raw 672.8 132.0 672.6 131.9 0.2 0.1
170112 Sugar
17019910 White 82.6 28.8 18.5 4.1 64.1 24.7
00 Sugar
1801 Cocoa 20.4 42.4 20.4 42.4 - -
Beans
1806 Products 43.8 65.3 12.2 29.1 31.6 36.2
containi
ng Cocoa
22 Alcoholi - 317.6 - 152.3 - 165.3
c and
Nonalcoh
olic
Beverage
s
2402 Cigarett - 16.8 - 16.7 - 0.1
es and
Cigars
2606 Aluminum 6.6 0.7 5.4 0.6 1.2 0 .1
Ores and
Concentr
ates
2701 Bitumino 8 198.5 76.6 88.9 9.0 8109.6 67.6
us Coal
2709 Crude 2 124.6 223.5 - - 2124.6 223.5
Oil
2710 Oil 46.3 53.3 40.9 51.7 5.4 1.6
Products
27101141 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - -
00- Automobi
27101159 le
00 Gasoline
27101931 Diesel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - -
00- Fuel
27101969 00
27101951 Fuel 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 3.4 0.4
00- oil
(except Metals
2941 Antibiot - 10.9 - 10.9 - 0.0
ics
3003- Medicine - 688.4 - 684.4 - 4.0
3004 s
3808 Crop 9.4 75.1 9.3 74.5 0.1 0.6
Protecti
on
Chemical
s
4001- Natural 20.7 15.9 19.7 15.5 1.0 0.4
4002 and
Syntheti
c
Rubbers
5201 Cotton- 99.4 87.0 1.7 1.6 97.7 85.4
Fiber,
Unproces
sed
5208- Cotton 42 454.7 17.3 36777.9 15.0 5676.8 2.3
5212 Fabrics,
'000 sq
m
61-62 Clothing - 195.5 - 187.2 - 8.3
6403 Leather 4.0 39.2 3.7 37.3 0.3 1.9
Footwear
, mln
pairs
72 Ferrous - 427.7 - 117.3 - 310.4
Metals
72 Ferrous - 350.2 - 112.6 - 237.6
Key Russian Imports, January-April 2004
7201- except
7204) Pig
Iron,
Ferroall
oys,
Scrap
and
Waste
7304- Steel 328.8 243.7 170.3 154.1 158.5 89.6
7306 Pipes
84-90 Machiner - 7 590.1 - 6951.1 - 639.0
y and
Equipmen
t
8703 Cars, 124.2 1 290.2 115.7 1246.6 8.5 43.6
'000
8704 Trucks, 12.6 114.1 12.3 109.8 0.3 4.3
'000
9401- Furnitur - 141.7 - 128.8 - 12.9
9403 e
27101949 00
Country January-April 2004 Growth rate compared with
2003, %
Total Export Import Total Export Import
Azerbaija 176.0 145.5 30.5 148.7 148.4 150.3
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Armenia 54.0 32.7 21.3 96.8 87.3 116.2
Belarus 4730.8 2902.4 1828.4 128.3 125.4 133.3
Georgia 87.5 59.6 27.9 138.1 141.4 131.5
Kazakhsta 2318.4 1298.9 1019.5 138.7 142.3 134.3
(except Metals
Moldova 243.0 114.5 128.5 116.7 108.9 124.8
Tajikista 79.6 57.4 22.2 157.1 191.4 107.3
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, January-April 2004 ($mln)
Ukraine 4669.5 3001.6 1667.9 134.4 130.9 141.3
Latvia 522.7 457.1 65.7 135.6 138.8 117.0
Lithuania 988.8 854.2 134.6 129.5 130.9 121.3
Estonia 502.3 463.4 38.9 97.3 95.1 134.2
n
n Kyrgyzsta 112.1 69.1 43.0 154.2 183.1 122.9 n
n Turkmenis 88.6 74.2 14.3 124.1 115.7 199.5 tan Uzbekista 333.4 195.5 137.9 134.0 143.6 122.5 n
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