Russia's trade surplus in January-October of 2019 decreased by 11.7 percent compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to $138.6 billion, the Bank of Russia said in a preliminary report on Tuesday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th November, 2019) Russia's trade surplus in January-October of 2019 decreased by 11.7 percent compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to $138.6 billion, the Bank of Russia said in a preliminary report on Tuesday.
According to the report, the surplus of foreign trade in goods decreased "as a result of a decrease in export of fuel and energy products and an expansion of the aggregate deficit of other components of the current account."