Østlandenes samhandel udgjorde i 1979 9% af den internationale samhandel og fordelte sig ligesom for de vestlige industrilande med 40% på råvarer og 60% på forarbejdede varer.
Trade with the Eastern bloc countries in 1979 accounted for 9% of international trade, 40% of which was raw materials and 60% manufactured products, from the marketindustrialized countries.