Oil and gas account for 7% of Russian exports in 2007

In the commodity structure of exports to overseas countries fuel and energy commodities accounted for 67% of total exports in January-September 2007 (in January-September 2006 - 70.5%), metals - for 15.4% (13.2%), chemicals - 5.4% (4.9%), lumber materials and pulp and paper items - 3.7% (3.1%), machines and equipment - 3% (3.1%), FIS reports. In the exports to CIS countries in January-September 2007 fuel and energy commodities accounted for 36.4% of the total exports to these countries (in January-September last year - 43.9%), metals and metal items - for 14.4% (11.6%), chemicals - 9.7% (8.8%), machines and equipment - 21% (19.9%), lumber materials and pulp and paper items - 5.1% (4.2%).