CBR says Russia's trade surplus down 37.6% in 2009

MOSCOW: Russia's trade surplus fell 37.6% on the year to U.S. $112.11 billion in 2009, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said Tuesday.

Russia's exports dropped 35.5% on the year to $303.978 billion, while its imports fell 34.3% to $191.868 billion, the CBR said.