German exports to Russia fell in January 2015 in comparison with the same period last year, to almost 35, 1% (almost ? 800 million) and amounted to 1, 44 billion euros from the Federal statistical office of Germany, presented on Tuesday.

A more rapid decline was observed only in 2009 due to the global financial crisis. According to information from the statistical office presented on the Internet organization, in January 2014, the exports to Russia amounted to almost 2, 22 billion euros. Thus, the loss amounted to 780 million euros.

first, experts had predicted a More gradual drop in German exports to Russia this year. The German Association of industrial and trade chambers reported on the planned reduction of Over 15% per year.

Also, according to German statistics, the performance of German imports from Russia - they dropped almost thirty percent: if in January 2014 they were 5, 18 billion dollars, in January 2015 - 2, 87 billion. Germany's imports from Russia mostly gas and oil, the German export consists mainly of products of mechanical, automotive, and chemical industries.

The European Union has introduced in the past year punishment against Russia in connection with the annexation of the Crimea and the events in Eastern Ukraine, which are then several times became tougher. Penalties apply to a number of articles of export, as well as complicate the payment of Russian plants.

in response, Moscow has imposed penalties on imports of agricultural products from the EU and other Western countries. The Russian economy is in recession due to the weakening of the ruble and the fall in prices of petroleum products. All this has an impact on the reduction of trade turnover between Russia and Germany.


Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed sentences because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded US sanction List.

A list of Russian citizens and organizations that have come under penalties - in the material of the Fin news

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