Foreign trade turnover of Russia in the first half of 2011 rose by 36.1% compared with the same period of last year, to USD 386.9 billion (including trade with Belarus and Kazakhstan), the Federal Customs Service said.
In the reporting period, trade volume with foreign countries reached $ 326.9 billion, a 34.4 percent growth, with the CIS countries – $ 60 billion (+46.1%).
The trade balance showed a surplus in the amount of $ 107 billion, up $ 12.6 billion more than in H1, 2010. In the trade with foreign countries the balance equaled $ 89.6 billion (an increase of $ 7.4 billion), with the CIS countries - $ 17.4 billion (an increase of $ 5.2 billion).
Six-month volume of Russian exports totaled $246, 9 billion, a 30.4 percent gain as compared with the six months of 2010: exports to foreign countries - $ 208.2 billion (up 28%), to the CIS countries - $ 38.7 billion (+ 45.3 %).