Russian textile and footwear imports fell .%

According to a report on the Russian Economy and Life website on February 4, preliminary data from the Russian Federal Customs Service showed that in January 2015, Russia’s imports of goods from non-CIS countries fell by 40.8% compared with the same period last year, with a total value of imported products of 9.855 billion. Dollar. Among them, the import of textiles and footwear dropped by 39.2%, with an import value of US$738.5 million, the import of chemical products dropped by 35.3%, with an import value of US$1.644 billion, the import of machinery manufacturing products dropped by 80%, with an import value of US$4.572 billion, and the import of food and food production raw materials dropped. 41.9%, with an import value of US$1.474 billion.
Russia imposed an import ban on products from the United States, EU member states, Canada, Australia, and Norway in August last year. These restrictions will be in place for 1 year.