U.S. Ran $1,049,100,000 Trade Deficit With Russia in May

cns news ^ | July 7, 2022 | 2:28pm EDT | Terence P. Jeffrey

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(CNSNews.com) - The United States ran a merchandise trade deficit of $1,049,100,000 with Russia in the month of May, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

During May, the United States sold $77,400,000 in exports to Russia and purchased $1,126,500,000 in imports, resulting in the trade deficit of $1,049,100,000.

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The last time the United States ran a monthly trade surplus with Russia was in December 1995, according to Census Bureau data. That month, the United States exported $256,700,000 in goods to Russia and imported $227,300,000, resulting in a surplus of $29,400,000.

Russia invaded Ukraine in February of this year. That month, the United States ran a trade deficit of $2,080,300,000 with Russia. In March, the U.S. trade deficit with Russia increased to $2,645,200,000. In April, it declined to $1,993,600,000. In May, it declined again to $1,049,100,000.

In 2021, according to the Census Bureau, the U.S. ran an annual merchandise trade deficit with Russia of $23,247,600,000.

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In that year, the Census Bureau reports, the United States imported $10,220,506,618 in “fuel oil” from Russia. That was the single largest U.S. import from that country.

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We have Putin right where we want him!

Vlad is no match for Brandon DeMentia.

[Travis McGee]

These go for America as well as NATO and Europe.

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[Zhang Fei]

The previous May, it was over $2b:

2022 : U.S. trade in goods with Russia

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2022	396.8	1,959.4	-1,562.5
February 2022	497.5	2,577.8	-2,080.3
March 2022	101.1	2,746.3	-2,645.2
April 2022	89.1	2,082.7	-1,993.6
May 2022	77.4	1,126.5	-1,049.1
TOTAL 2022	1,161.8	10,492.7	-9,330.9

2021 : U.S. trade in goods with Russia

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2021	387.3	1,947.2	-1,560.0
February 2021	594.4	1,691.1	-1,096.6
March 2021	477.5	2,580.2	-2,102.7
April 2021	641.8	2,459.0	-1,817.2
May 2021	594.4	2,745.0	-2,150.6
June 2021	536.8	2,712.9	-2,176.2
July 2021	496.7	2,997.7	-2,501.0
August 2021	488.7	2,810.4	-2,321.7
September 2021	575.6	2,580.8	-2,005.2
October 2021	524.2	2,453.1	-1,928.9
November 2021	522.4	2,768.5	-2,246.1
December 2021	547.3	1,888.8	-1,341.5
TOTAL 2021	6,387.1	29,634.7	-23,247.6

Trump imposed serious sanctions on Russia that were undone by Biden. That's why the trade deficit with Russia doubled under Biden. Of course, Biden needs anonymous Russian art buyers to support Hunter's crack and meth habit. The pro-Russian owner of Burisma, cabinet member in two quisling administrations, who fled Ukraine after Yanukovich the quisling sought refuge with Putin, is likely being monitored so tightly he can't actually act as a conduit for Putin's payments to Hunter any more.

Zlochevsky served as Ecology and Natural Resources Minister during most of the first cabinet of Mykola Azarov,^[1] and during both the later part of Azarov's first government and all of Azarov's second government, he served as deputy secretary on National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.^[1]

[Nifster]

Such idiocy

[John S Mosby]

And don’t forget the US does more trade with Uruguay than it does or did with Russia. Russia is a giant gas station, and Venezuela has more oil. Note that JoeBama insulted Mohammed Bin Salman the de facto head of the House of Saud. How could Biden be so damned stupid. Trump brought Israel, Saud, The Emirates and others together for Middle East Peace— legendary. JoeBama— worthless chisler with his 10%. Stupid stupid idiot, all his life.

[SteveH]

(need photo of putin chuckling here)

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[kiryandil]

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We have Putin right where we want him!

😂😂😂

[mac_truck]

Looks like Russia is doing a much better job of weaning itself off American products than the United States is at reducing Russian imports.

[SteveH]

even better, a gif! thanks!!

[Paladin2]

How much did the Big Guy get?

[laplata]

“How much did the Big Guy get”?

By now people should know Biden doesn’t get a cent. They all have so much dirt on Biden that they own him now.

If anything, he’s paying them hush money.

[BobL]

More STICKING IT TO PUTIN!!!

(and financing his war against the Neocons)

[Paladin2]

There is so much recycled foreign aid money flowing back into DC that I’m sure BiXiden and crime fam still get some as a Professional Courtesy.

[JonPreston]

If this doesn’t say it all. Ignore this stinking war and all the psychos pushing it.

[laplata]

That makes sense.

[ConservativeInPA]

This article is pulling a line item out of a massively worse report. I don’t give a damn about who we have a trade deficit with, I care about having a trade deficit. Period.