7 Dec 2009 16:54

Russian car imports down 74% in Jan-Oct; exports down 77%

MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax) - Russia imported cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) totaling about $7 billion in January-October 2009, 73.6% less than in the same period last year, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported.

In natural terms imports declined 75.1% in the 10 months year-on-year to 433,700 units, of which 90.7% were imported from non-CIS countries.

Russia's car and LCV exports fell 76.7% to $191 million, or 71.4% to 32,900 units, of which 73.2% (24,100 units) were exported to CIS countries.

Car and LCV exports from Russia and imports to Russia in January-October 2009:

Total Non-CIS CIS
Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008
Export 191 818.7 -76.7 59.2 87.6 -32.4 131.8 731.1 -82
Import 6 996.6 26 467.6 -73.6 6 740.2 25 410.5 -73.5 256.4 1057.1 -75.7
Total Non-CIS CIS
Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008
Export 32.9 115.0 -71.4 8.8 11.6 -24.1 24.1 103.4 -76.7
Import 433.7 1 744.5 -75.1 393.2 1 603.2 -75.5 40.5 141.3 -71.3

Truck imports to Russia fell 87.7% to $447.7 million in the 10 months, or 84.5% to 18,400 units. Over 98.9% of trucks were imported from non-CIS countries.

Truck exports declined 60.6% to $263.1 million, or 67.1% to 11,600 units, of which 80.2% (9,300 trucks) were exported to CIS countries.

Russian exports and imports of trucks in January-October 2009:

Total Non-CIS CIS
Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, $ mln Jan-Oct 2008, $ mln Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008
Export 263.1 667.9 -60.6 129.2 128.2 +0.8 133.9 539.7 -75.2
Import 447.7 3 635.2 -87.7 441.2 3 567.6 -87.6 6.5 67.6 -90.4
Total Non-CIS CIS
Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2009, '000 units Jan-Oct 2008, '000 units Change: Jan-Oct 2009/Jan-Oct 2008
Export 11.6 35.3 -67.1 2.3 2.9 -20.7 9.3 32.4 -71.3
Import 18.4 118.8 -84.5 18.2 117.7 -84.5 0.2 1.1 -81.8