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Hold on to your umbrella, Mr Putin: what the Russians lose without British trade

Plus: Notable restaurant bills, and the argument over migrants and money

2 August 2014

9:00 AM

2 August 2014

9:00 AM

Off the shelf

How do we boycott Putin? Some things we traded with Russia, by value, between March and May 2014:

Export
Mineral fuels £23m

Nuclear reactors, boilers and machinery £164m

Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof £46.6m

Art, antiques etc £7.7m

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs £3.25m

Umbrellas, walking sticks and riding crops £170,925

Explosives and pyrotechnic products £11,998

Import
Mineral fuels £1.36bn
Nuclear reactors, boilers and machinery £1.37bn
Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof £29.3m
Art, antiques etc £11.6m
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs £2.38m
Umbrellas, walking sticks and riding crops £0
Explosives and pyrotechnic products £0

Source: UK Trade Info

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