Russia-China transportation of RZD grew by 8%, or by 2.7 million tons, in January-October 2006 (year-on-year) to 38.5 million tons, RZD press center reports according to RBC. Export totaled 36 million tons (+2.5 million tons or +7%), import - 2.3 million tons (+497 thou tons, or 28%), transit - 186 thou tons (-59%). Export share is 94%, import - 5.5%, transit - 0.5%. Major share of cargo - 74% - falls on border crossings and 26% - on port stations of Russia, CIS and Baltic states.
In the 10-month period transportation via border crossings grew by 14%, or by 3.4 million tons, amounting to 28.4 million tons, including export - 26.6 million tons (+14% or 3.3 million tons), import - 1.7 million tons (+22%, or 307 thou tons), transit - 88 thou tons. Crude oil delivery to China amounted over the same period to 8.5 million tons, which is 31% more than in the similar period of the previous year (+2.95 million tons), including 1.3 million tons via Naushki and 7.2 million tons via Zabaikalsk.