Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Nadezhda Volovik Author-Name-First:Nadezhda Author-Name-Last: Volovik Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Russia’s foreign trade in August 2015 Abstract: Prevailing Russia’s export commodity pattern failed to take advantage of the ruble depreciation and increase commodities export. Export dynamic as before is determined by the impact of the reduction of global prices on main Russian export commodities. Russia’s import is affected by the negative impact of domestic investment and consumer demand contraction as well as by countersanctions introduced by the Russian Federation regarding import of certain commodity heading. Classification-JEL: F10, F14, F15, F40 Keywords: Foreign trade, Russian Economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 11 Month: November Pages: 43-45 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/612Volovik.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:612