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 OCTOBER 2015 Abstract: In 2015, the RF foreign economic activity was subject to a set of negative factors: signifi cant reduction of prices on all tradable commodities, contraction of external demand due to slowdown of the world economy, compression of domestic demand due to a fall of income and investment. Consequently, contraction of the Russian foreign trade turnover has turned out to be stronger in 2015 than during 2009 crisis. Classification-JEL: F10, F14, F15, F40 Keywords: Foreign trade, Russian Economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2016 Issue: 1 Month: January Pages: 38-41 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/662Volovik.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:662