Customs: Russia’s Jan oil export revenue rises 61.8% to $10 bln

MOSCOW, Mar 11 (PRIME) -- Russia’s oil export revenue jumped by 61.8% on the year to U.S. $10.115 billion in January, the Federal Customs Service said in a report on Friday.

In volume terms, oil exports grew 2.9% to 17.754 million tonnes.

Oil products exports decreased 14.8% to 10.57 million tonnes but revenue rose 39% to $6.188 billion in October. Exports of gasoline shrank by 5.1% to 347,300 tonnes worth $249.8 million, a growth of 59.4%, while exports of diesel fuel fell by 15.1% to 3.526 million tonnes worth $2.246 billion, a 39.3% increase.

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