Romanian trade deficit gains over 16% on five months

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Romania's trade deficit rose by 16.4% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching €14.32 billion, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

The country's exports totalled €39.47 billion, while imports amounted to €53.79 billion.

Significant shares in the structure of exports and imports are held by the following product groups: machinery and transport equipment (47% for exports and 35.7% for imports) and other manufactured goods (27.8% for exports and 28.1% for imports).

The value of intra-EU27 trade in goods was €28.22 billion for dispatches and €38.79 billion for arrivals, representing 71.5% of total exports and 72.1% of total imports.

The value of extra-EU27 trade in goods was €11.26 billion for exports and €15 billion for imports, representing 28.5% of total exports and 27.9% of total imports.

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