Road Transportation Market between the EU and the Russian Federation in the first 6 months in 2016

4,507 thousand tons of cargoes were imported from the countries of the European Union to the Russian Federation by road in the first 6 months in 2016. The decrease in imports against the same period of the previous year made 6.1 %.

However, negative dynamics decreased noticeably both against the previous year and the first quarter of the current year. According to the figures of the first quarter in 2016, negative dynamics made -10 % against the same period of the previous year, while the annual dynamics in 2015 against 2014 made -32 %.

The reduction of road transportations (expressed in physical terms) from the EU to the Russian Federation in the first 6 months of the current year against the same period of the previous year totaled 294 thousand tons. The most significant decrease of imports was from Poland (of -13.4 % totaling 89.4 thousand tons), Lithuania (of -23.4 % totaling 79.2 thousand tons) and Finland (of -13.1 % totaling 78.6 thousand tons).

The greatest positive dynamics with a relatively high growth of imports (expressed in physical terms) was observed from Luxembourg (of +85.5 % totaling 8.5 thousand tons). Besides, road transportations from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Italy increased noticeably.

Statistics. Road transportations from the EU to the Russian Federation in the first 6 months in 2016

The most popular group from the product portfolio of goods imported from the European Union to Russia by road is Plastic and plastic products with the total volume of 483 thousand tons and the dynamics -6.2 %. Second most popular imported group of products is Industrial equipment (438 thousand tons and -4.5 %). Paper and cardboard were third in the list (387 thousand tons and +0.9 %).

Among the other top ten imported goods were road vehicles (-9.1 %), various chemical products (7.4 %), drinks (+11.85 %), tannin and dyeing substances (-2.6 %), electrical equipment (-1.7 %), flowers and plants (+42.6 %) and products from steel (-6.7 %).

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5,318 thousand tons of cargoes were exported from the Russian Federation to the European Union in the first 6 months in 2016, which is 20.1% more against the same period in 2015.

The greatest positive dynamics (expressed in physical terms) took observed to Finland (of +21.2 % totaling 273 thousand tons) and the Netherlands (of +22.6 % totaling 115 thousand tons). The highest dynamics of volume growth (over 3.5 times) with a considerable physical increase in transportations was observed to France (+119 thousand tons).

Statistics. Road transportations from the Russian Federation to the EU in the first 6 months in 2016

Transportation of the following traditional goods exported from Russia increased: wood, fuel, chemicals, rubber, metals and metalware.

Prepared by Marketing department of TELS group of companies according to data taken from Eurostat