Trade volume between China and Russia grew 29,3% in 2022, reaching a new record.
Russia and China have set a goal to double the volume of trade between them by 2024.
Sputnik - Trade between Russia and China grew 29,3% and totaled US$190,271 billion (R$971,96 billion), according to data from the main Chinese customs department, published this Friday (13).
China exported goods worth US$76,122 billion (R$388,85 billion) to Russia during the period covered by the report. This represents a 12,8% increase compared to 2021. Russia, in turn, sent products worth US$114,149 billion (R$583,11 billion) to China, a 43,4% increase.
In December alone, trade between the two countries totaled US$17,805 billion (R$90,95 billion), with Russia exporting US$8,996 billion (R$45,95 billion) to China and importing US$8,808 billion (R$44,99 billion).
Data on Chinese commodity turnover, with figures from more than 20 countries and regions, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, indicate that in 2022, Russia became the leader in the growth rate of total trade and exports to China.
By the end of 2021, trade between the nations had already registered growth of 35,8%, totaling US$146,887 billion (R$750,34 billion).
Russia and China have set a goal to double the volume of trade between the two countries, increasing it from US$100 billion (R$510,83 billion) per year to US$200 billion (R$1,022 trillion) by 2024. The US$100 billion mark was reached in 2018.
Following talks between Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, respectively, in Beijing on February 4 of this year, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented that the Chinese president wants to adjust the target to US$250 billion (R$1,277 trillion) per year.
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