The trade balance of the Russian Federation and the European Union for the first half of 2016 remains positive, however, the surplus fell in half compared to the same period last year and amounted to $ 29.1 billion, according to data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) for January -. June 2016.
The trade surplus of the Russian Federation and the EU in the first half of 2015 amounted to $ 58.6 billion.