Russia's trade surplus in the first quarter grew 150%.

<P> 11, Central Bank of Russia released data show that the first quarter of this year, the Russian foreign trade surplus reached $ 47,004,000,000, an increase of 150%. .</ P> <P> data show that in the first quarter, the Russian exports 92.559 billion U.S. dollars, up 61.6%; imports amounted to 45.555 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 18.4%. .</ P> <P> by the global financial crisis, Russia's foreign trade last year dropped sharply, the annual foreign trade volume of about 469 billion U.S. dollars, down 36.2%. .Of which exports 301.6 billion U.S. dollars, down 35.5%; imports amounted to 167.4 billion U.S. dollars, down 37.3%; trade surplus of 134.3 billion U.S. dollars, down 33%. .</ P>.