The import to the Russian Federation has grown by 27.1% since the beginning of 2017 when compared with the same period of 2016. Presently it totals $89.833 bln, RIA Novosti reports with the reference to the Federal Customs Service.
According to the preliminary data of the customs’ statistics, in Januaru – June of 2017 the import of goods from the countries outside the CIS in value terms totaled $89.833 bln. This is 27.1% more than during the same period of 2016.
In June the value imports from far-abroad countries made $17.694 bln. This is by 6.3% more than in May.