Russia's foreign trade surplus rose 16.4% in January–August to $102.9 billion.

Exports in the period rose by $37.8 billion to $304.2 billion, while imports grew by $23.3 billion to $201.3 billion.

Moscow, October 12. /TASS/. According to the statistics published by the Federal Customs Service, Russia's foreign trade surplus in January-August 2026 increased by 16.4% year-on-year and reached 102.9 billion dollars.

Exports increased by $37.8 billion to $304.2 billion in the reporting period, while imports grew by $23.3 billion to $201.3 billion. As a result, Russia's turnover in January-August 2026 increased by 13.75% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 505.5 billion dollars.

Russian exports to European countries decreased by 1.03 percent to $38.6 billion, while imports increased by 8.26 percent to $49.8 billion. Russian exports to Asian countries increased by 19.08% to $244 billion, while imports from these countries increased by 16.29% to $137.8 billion.

Russian exports to African countries increased by 0.72 percent to $14 billion, while imports rose by 6.67 percent to $3.2 billion.

Exports to the countries of North and South America decreased by 10.59% to 7.6 billion dollars, while imports from these countries were stable at 10.4 billion dollars.

Mineral products accounted for the largest share of Russian exports during this period, reaching $170.6 billion (up 14.5 percent), followed by metals and metal products (up 22.2 percent to $55.6 billion) and agricultural products (up 20.17 percent to $28.6 billion).

Machinery, equipment and vehicles were Russia's largest imported items, rising 15.21 percent to $97.7 billion from January to August, followed by chemical products (up 10.86 percent to $39.8 billion) and agricultural products (up 4.68 percent to $29.1 billion).