Total rouble deposits amounted to 1,511 billion roubles, as of July 1, against 1,482.4 billion roubles for June 1. (One dollar equals approx. 29,22 rouble).
Deposits increased by 4.7% within January, 5.9% February, 2.8% March, 4.8% April, a mere 0.5% May, and a spectacular 9% June.
Private deposits for July 1 were at 1,312.215 billion roubles, and corporate 193.6 billion.
As for foreign currency deposits, in rouble equivalent, they made 739.148 billion roubles, July 1, against 732.508 billion, June 1-a 0.9% increase.
January brought such deposits 3.7% down. A reverse trend came next, with a 2% increase in February, 3.2% March, 3.1% April, and 1.7% May. June thus saw the smallest growth.
Private deposits made a lump 485.2 billion roubles, July 1.
July's foreign commodity trade surplus, calculated proceeding from payment balances, made $6.293 billion, as against $4.740 billion of July 2003. Commodity exports increased by 27.6% to $14.544 billion, and imports by 23.9% to $8.251 billion. Exports to countries outside the post-Soviet area came up by 24.5% to $11.916 billion, and within the CIS 43.4% to $2.628 billion.
Russian imports from countries outside the post-Soviet area made $6.447 billion, July, with a 22.8% increase, as against July 2003. The same for other CIS countries was &1.804 billion and 27.9%.
