Russian Exports In First 8 Months Of 2001

According to the Russian Central Bank, Russian exports in the first eight months of this year made up 69.319 billion dollars, or 2 billion dollars more as compared to the respective period last year, reads the information on the Central Bank's Internet site. In the firs eight months of 2001 Russian trade with foreign countries totaled 59.246 billion dollars, as compared to $57.348 billion in the respective period last year.