MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russian oil exports to non-CIS countries fell by 4.6% to 32.673 million metric tons in January-February 2009 against the first two months of 2008, the Federal Customs Service said on Tuesday.

The country earned $9.9 billion from oil exports in the reporting period.

Russian oil exports to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States increased 19.3% year-on-year in January-February 2009 to 2.9 million metric tons.

According to the Customs Service, Russia's oil exports were down 7% to 221.6 million metric tons last year against 2007, although revenues rose 33% to $151.7 billion.