Statistical accounting and analysis of foreign trade relations of Russia with the Scandinavian countries

The paper describes foreign economic relations of Russia with partner countries and presents results of the analysis reviewing the export and import trade schemes of Russia to the Scandinavian countries. The author discusses problems of statistical data comparability of trade operations’ volumes represented by Russia and foreign countries in official sources, since it is shown in different international trade classifications. It is emphasized, that possibility and expediency of establishment of the uniform methodology for accounting of the export and import volumes of the Russian Federation with all countries of Scandinavia in the form of a single union remain open.