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5.2​ Balance of payments, current account
Russia trade dynamics $bn
Oct 2019
Nov 2019
Dec 2019
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
Mar 2020
Apr 2020
May 2020
Jun 2020
Jul 2020
Aug 2020
Sep 2020
Oct 2020
foreign trade t/o
55.9
59.8
58.6
56.1
46.6
46.6
49.9
40.7
38.1
43.1
43.1
42.8
51.0
export of goods
35.0
36.1
35.4
34.9
29.5
28.1
29.6
23.5
20.9
24.2
23.7
23.3
30.5
import of goods
-20.9
-23.7
-23.2
-21.2
-17.0
-18.5
-20.3
-17.2
-17.2
-18.9
-19.4
-19.5
-20.5
good trade balance
14.1
12.4
12.2
13.7
12.5
9.6
9.3
6.3
3.7
5.3
4.3
3.8
10.0
source: GKS
5.2.1 ​Import/export dynamics
52 ​RUSSIA Country Report​ December 2020 www.intellinews.com
In the third quarter Russia’s trade improved and the imports of goods in particular have recovered rapidly from their spring lows ​as demand recovered. In September the value of imports was only 3% lower than a year earlier.