Cbank: Russia’s foreign trade surplus plummets by 70.6% in May

MOSCOW, Jul 10 (PRIME) -- Russia’s foreign trade surplus plummeted by about 70.6% on the year to U.S. $3.673 billion in May, as seen by PRIME in materials of the central bank on Friday.

Exports decreased 35.4% on the year to $20.878 billion, while imports went down 13.5% to $17.225 billion.

In January–May, the trade surplus fell 47.4% on the year to $46.3 billion.

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