Trade and services

August exports fell by 6.3pc to 6.52mn t from 6.96mn t in July. Volumes were lower by 27.6pc from 9.01mn t in August 2016, according to preliminary customs data.

According to the results of eight months of 2017, 30,233 Ford cars (+ 10%) were sold.

In the eight months of 2017, sales of Jeep grew by 21% to 941 SUVs in Russia.

The parties agreed on the delivery of GAZelle Next buses to the country, reports the press service of the GAZ Group.

This was reported by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

This is more by 22% than the year before (18 units).

In August 2017, ALROSA Group sold USD 257.6 million worth of rough and polished diamonds. 

The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.3 percent from July, averaging 176.6 points in August.

According to the results of the research carried out by the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", as of July 1st, 2017, the provision with passenger cars was 290 units per 1000 inhabitants in average in Russia.

Liberty Tax, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAX) (the “Company”), the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, today reported results for the first quarter ended July 31, 2017.

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS), one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, today reported Net sales of $1.4 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended July 30, 2017, an increase of $69 million, or 5.4 percent

Trade volume between China and BRICS countries increased 26 percent year on year to hit 167.07 billion U.S. dollars during the January-July period, MOC spokesperson Gao Feng said at a press briefing.

20 year outlook projects 7,200+ new airplanes, valued at $1.1 trillion.

Results of a study of the parc of cars in Russia as of July 1st, 2017.