MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's trade surplus in January-April 2006 totaled $47.7 bln, a year-on-year increase of 37%, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry said Tuesday.
The ministry said in a report on Russia's socio-economic development published on its Web site that exports in 4M06 hit $91.5 bln, while imports amounted to $43.8 bln. Total foreign trade during the period was $135.3 bln.
