This is stated on the website of the Central Bank of Russia.
It is noted that the corresponding indicator decreased by $ 30.6 billion compared to the same period in 2018 ($ 102.2 billion).
“The decisive factor was a decrease in the trade surplus mainly due to a decrease in the export of fuel and energy products under the influence of an unfavorable world price environment,” the regulator said.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov said that at the moment the rules of the World Trade Organization do not work and the Russian side does not get any economic results from participating in the WTO.