Russian trade in goods with North Korea in 2017

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - April 10, 2018 - PRLog -- In 2017, Russia's trade with North Korea totaled $77,877,124, up 1.34% ($1,030,847) from 2016.

Russia's exports to North Korea in 2017 totaled $74,210,288, up 9.05% ($6,159,661) from 2016.

Russia's imports from North Korea in 2017 were $3,666,836, down 58.31% ($5,128,814) from 2016.

Russia's trade surplus with North Korea in 2017 was $70,543,452, a 19.05% increase ($11,288,475) over 2016.

North Korea was Russia's 119th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 113th in 2016), accounting for 0.0133% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.0164% in 2016).

North Korea was Russia's 103rd largest export market in 2017 (down from 102nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0208% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.0238% in 2016).

North Korea was Russia's 132nd largest supplier in 2017 (down from 119th in 2016), accounting for 0.0016% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0048% in 2016).

The major share of Russian exports to North Korea in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
•Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 83.39% of Russia's total exports to North Korea (84.84% in 2016);
•Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.81% of Russia's total exports to North Korea (9.39% in 2016);
•Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.80% of Russia's total exports to North Korea (4.15% in 2016);
•Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.39% of Russia's total exports to North Korea (0.42% in 2016);
•Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.17% of Russia's total exports to North Korea (0.83% in 2016).

The full report is available here: http://en.russian-trade.com/reports-and-reviews/2018-02/r... (http://en.russian-trade.com/reports-and-reviews/2017-08/r...)