The Russian Foreign Trade in 2018: Growth in Non-Oil and Gas Exports

Abstract

In 2018, exports of fuel and energy commodities increased by nearly 36%t as compared to the previous year, while growth in non-oil and gas exports amounted to over 11%. However, it was mainly facilitated by improvement of the pricing situation on the market. Within a year, imports rose by 5% primarily owing to considerable growth in H1 2018. The depreciation of the real exchange rate of the rouble in H2 2018 had a negative effect on the volume of imports.