from 1994 until 2013, Russia imports averaged US$11392.06 million reaching an all-time high of US$31553 million in October 2012 and a record low of US$2691 million in January 1999. Russia main imports are food (13% of total imports) and ground transports (12%). Others include: pharmaceuticals, textile and footwear, plastics and optical instruments. Main import partners are China (10% of total imports) and Germany (8%). Others include: Italy, France, Japan and United States. This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Imports. Foreign trade of Russia – Russian export and import Foreign trade rose 34% to $151.5 billion in the first half of 2005, mainly due to the increase in oil and gas prices which now form 64% of all exports by value. Trade with CIS countries is up 13.2% to $23.3 billion. Trade with the EU forms 52.9%, with the CIS 15.4%, Eurasian Economic Community 7.8% and Asia-Pacific Economic Community 15.9%. Mergers and acquisitions Between 1985 and 2018 almost 28,500 mergers or acquisitions have been announced in Russia. This cumulates to an overall value of around 984 bil. USD which translates to 5.456 bil. RUB. In terms of value, 2007 has been the most active year with 158 bil. USD, whereas the number of deals peaked in 2010 with 3,684 (964 compared to the value record year 2007). Since 2010 value and numbers have decreased constantly and another wave of M&A is expected. The majority of deals in, into or out of Russia have taken place in the financial sector (29%), followed by banks (8.6%), oil and gas (7.8%) and Metals and Mining (7.2%). Here is a list of the top deals with Russian companies participating ranked by deal value in mil. USD: The majority of the top 10 deals are within the Russian Oil and Gas sector, followed by Metals and Mining. See also Commonwealth of Independent States History of post-Soviet Russia List of companies of Russia List of Russian federal districts by GDP Monotown, a town whose economy is dominated by a single industry or company. The term is sometimes used regarding some towns in Russia Politics of Russia Taxation in Russia Types of legal entities in Russia Unitary enterprise, a government-owned corporation in Russia and some other post-Soviet states List of federal subjects of Russia by GDP per capita List of Russian federal subjects by GRP References Further reading Alexeev, Michael, and Shlomo Weber, eds.