In the January-March quarter of 2008 Russia's foreign trade turnover soared 50.8% y-o-y to USD 163.3 bn, including non-CIS member states (USD 139.7 bn, up 52.6%) and the FSU (USD 23.6 bn, a 41% upsurge), according to the customs authority's data. These figures were released by the Federal Customs Service.
2008 May 12 11:59