TENDENCIES OF TRADE RELATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2014 -2016.

In this article, we will discuss the main trends in Russia's trade relations. To begin with, let's define what we mean by the term trade relations. Trade relations (TO) - the relations arising between participants of trading activity, and also between them and consumers on the basis of transactions in the field of trade in goods. Trade relations is one of the components of international economic relations (MEI) along with monetary, financial, industrial, labor, etc. Further, the main trends of Russian trade relations for 2014-2016 will be considered. Statistics are taken from the site of the FCS of Russia. Data on Russia's main trading partners are grouped in Table 1. Let's look at the main indicators of Russia's foreign trade. It can be seen from the table that over the past three years (2014-2016), Russia's trade turnover declined by more than 46%, and during this period, almost all major trading partners of Russia, commodity turnover fell, except for the United States and the Republic of Korea, to. In 2014, the growth rate of 105.7 and 108.5%. The same applies to China and France in 2016, with their growth rate was 101.7 and 115.2% respectively.