Cbank: Russia’s foreign trade surplus slumps by 70% in August

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (PRIME) -- Russia’s foreign trade surplus fell by around 70% on the year to U.S. $3.718 billion in August, the central bank said on Wednesday.

Exports decreased by 32.3% to $23.263 billion, while imports by 11.1% to $19.545 billion.

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