Russia's goods trade surplus narrows in first 9 months of 2025

Russia [Moscow], November 15: Russia's goods trade surplus fell to 89.2 billion U.S. dollars in January-September 2025, down from 100.5 billion dollars in the same period last year, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying Friday.
The decline was driven mainly by reduced exports of mineral products, though this was partly offset by higher deliveries of non-energy goods, it said.
Russia's current account surplus also decreased significantly, according to the CBR, dropping to 30.1 billion dollars in the first nine months of 2025, compared with 49.1 billion dollars a year earlier.
The reduction of the current account surplus reflected both a narrower trade surplus and a widening deficit in the services balance, the CBR said.
Source: Xinhua News Agency