Table 1
Summary of Data Source and Methodology Used in this Report
Topic Indicators Sources
State of the Russian economy, budget, military financingData on Russian state budget revenues and expenditures, financial reserves, economic dynamics (GDP, industrial output, inflation, etc.), prices and volumes for Russian exported commodities (oil, etc.)Central Bank of Russia, Russian Ministry of Finance, Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Statistics Agency (Rosstat), media sources
Trade, exports, importsData on exports, imports, specific supply chains, trade items in question, firms, individuals, transport vehicles and vessels involvedCentral Bank of Russia, Census Bureau’s International Trade Statistics, Trading Economics, media sources, investigative reports, available trade databases
InvestmentsFDI inflows/outflows/stockUNCTAD Foreign direct investment: inward and outward flows and stock, Central Bank of Russia, government sources from various countries
Sanctions evasionAvailable data on trade patterns allowing Russia to evade sanctions regimeMedia sources, investigative reports, available trade databases
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