MOSCOW : The trade between Russia and the United States from January to October has increased by 5.2 percent when compared to the same period last year, totaling $21.638 billion, freshly published statistical data by the Russian Federal Customs Service showed on Thursday.
The US has accounted for 4 percent of Russian trade in the given period as opposed to 3.6 percent last year.
Russian exports to the US went up by 5.9 percent to $10.609 billion, while US imports in Russia grew by 4.5 percent to $11.029 billion.
The two countries mostly trade metals, minerals, chemical products, machinery equipment and wood.
