President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree on August 6, 2014, banning agricultural and food product imports for one year from the countries that imposed sanctions against Russia, including Canada, Norway and Australia, the US and the EU, the Sputnik news reported.
The analysis on the eve of the extended food embargo anniversary indicated an annual decline of 96.5 per cent or $8.6 billion in Russia's imports.
It said the Western product imports declined by 98.9 per cent.
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