THE IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN TRADE DEVELOPMENT

This article provides a forecast of the immediate prospects of development of Russian foreign trade. The author relies on the observation based on the analysis of statistical data that the growth of foreign trade turnover of Russia, as a rule, starts after the economic crisis and continues until the next crisis. The author considers long terms forecasts inappropriate in terms of political and economic uncertainty and offers a forecast of indicators of foreign trade activities of Russia by the end of 2016, based on forecasts of development of the Russian economy performed by the Ministry of economic development and forecasts of the expert organizations.