EU TRADE IN GOODS WITH RUSSIA UP BY NEARLY 30% IN 2011

Among the EU 27 Member States, Germany accounts for 32% of EU exports to Russia followed by Italy (8.7%), France (6.9%), the Netherlands (6.5%), Poland (5.7%), Finland (4.9%), Belgium (4.4%), the United Kingdom (4.2%), Austria (3.3%), Czech Republic (3.2%), Sweden (3.0%), Lithuania (3.0%), Spain (2.4%), Slovakia (1.9%), Latvia (1.4%), Denmark (1.4%) and Estonia (1.1%).

Over 85% of EU exports to Russia are manufactured goods.

Among EU27 Member States, Germany accounts for 18% of EU imports from Russia, followed by the Netherlands (13%), Poland (9%), Italy (9%) and France (7.0%). Energy accounts for more than three quarters of EU imports from Russia.

Most Member States recorded deficits in trade with Russia in 2011, the largest being observed in the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, France and Finland.