In the first five months of the year, import of goods from non-CIS countries to Russia decreased by 38.7% compared to the same period of 2014 and amounted to 63.365 billion dollars, according to preliminary data of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia.
In May 2015, the value of imports from non-CIS countries amounted to 12.348 billion dollars and compared to May 2014 it dropped by 1.8 times and compared to April 2015 – it decreased by 7.6%.
Imports of machinery products declined by 7.5% – to 5.976 billion dollars, food and raw materials for food production – by 7.1% to 1.734 billion dollars, of chemical products – by 9.7% to 2.449 billion dollars, textile products and footwear – by 16.5% to 551.3 million dollars.
Sugar import decreased by 2.7 times, grain crops – by 2.4 times, tobacco – by 30.4%, fish – by 15.9%, alcoholic and soft drinks – 12.3%, vegetable oil – by 11.9%, dairy products – by 9.7%, vegetables – by 6.6%. Total value of meat import compared to April increased by 16.5%, vegetables – by 15.6%.