By years end, Russias exports not based on resources or energy will reach a record $180 billion, Russian Export Center (REC) CEO Veronika Nikishina told reporters on the sidelines of the Eurasian Womens Forum. <\/p>\n
According to Russian Export Center estimates, for the 9 months of 2021, non-resource non-energy exports in nominal terms amounted to around $135 billion, which means an increase of almost 40% compared to 2020, she said.<\/p>\n
Nikishina added that in October, the value of these exports will surpass the figure for the whole of 2020 around $141 billion.<\/p>\n
By the end of the year, the countrys non-resource, non-energy exports will set a new historical record they may amount to $180 billion, Nikishina added.<\/p>\n
Among the main exports for September, she mentioned rolled steel, fertilizers, wheat, steel, platinoids, lumber, aluminum, fish, copper wire, turbo engines, and polymers.<\/p>\n
Nikishina added that the product categories are representative for the year, and the list of major export commodity items is changing slowly this is a characteristic feature of all major exporters.<\/p>\n
According to the RECs press service, gold is excluded from the calculation of non-resource exports.<\/p>\n
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