MOSCOW, 27 Jan - RIA Novosti/Prime. The volume of foreign trade of Russia in 2014 fell by 5 and 7% in comparison with the year 2013 and amounted to 793, 8 billion dollars, said to reporters, Deputy Minister Alexei Likhachev.
Exports from the Russian Federation on the results of the past year fell by 3 8% to 507 $ 2 billion, imports - by 8, 9% to 286, 8 billion dollars.
"It seems to me that 2014 was in the history of new Russia with the most difficult position on our agenda," said Deputy Minister, Recalling, as it is connected as well as among them with directional changes of the ruble and secured to the challenges of the external background. As an example, he cited a preliminary assessment of the Ministry for foreign trade.
So, in 2014 the Volume of exports from Russia to the EU countries decreased by 7, 1% to 263 $ 2 billion, imports from the EU fell by 12, 2% to 117, 9 billion, and the total turnover decreased by 8, 8%, reaching 381 billion.
The volume of trade with China also showed a decrease at 0, 8% to 88, $ 1 billion, with Exports of the Russian Federation in China increased by 5, 4%, amounting to 37, 5 billion dollars.
Foreign trade turnover of the Russian Federation and Ukraine in 2014 fell by 28, 8% to 28 $ 2 billion, Exports of the Russian Federation to Ukraine decreased by 26, 4%, amounting to 17, $ 5 billion, imports from Ukraine fell by 32, 5%, to 10, 7 billion.
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