US-Russia Trade Flows in September: Imports Decline Amid Sanctions

The September data show that imports of Russian goods into the United States totaled 252.3 million dollars, marking a 15 percent decline from August. This figure comes from a report by RIA News, drawing on data provided by the United States Census Bureau. In the same period, American exports to Russia slipped to 38.4 million dollars, down from 32.1 million in August. For the January through September window, overall imports of Russian goods into the United States dropped from 29.6 billion dollars in the previous year to 14.45 billion dollars, while American exports to Russia fell from 6.4 billion dollars to 1.7 billion dollars. These shifts reflect a broader pattern of tightened sanctions and related economic frictions between the two countries.