In January, Russia decreased oil export by 4.8% to 18.6 million tons

In January of 2013, the oil export from Russia decreased by 4.8% as compared to the same period of the last year to 18.6 million tons, the Russian Statistics Committee reports.

The relative oil weight in the total volume of the Russian export was 36.5% in January, and in the export of fuel and energy goods – 47.6% (in January of 2012 – 36.4% and 48.4% respectively), the RIA Novosti reports.