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Russia is also set to boost imports this year. The document forecasts that they will rise by more than 10% to $265bn, up from $240.4bn last year.
Trade is set to further grow in the coming years with exports and imports steadily growing to hit $464.4bn and $317.9bn, respectively, by 2024.
Energy sales have traditionally accounted for a bulk of Russia’s exports, but the volume of non-energy shipments has been rising in recent years. In December 2020, Russia’s non-resource and non-energy exports set a new monthly record and increased around 4% to $161.3bn for the whole year.
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