According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the export-import ration was 42% within the first months of the year against 46,1% in the like period of 2011. The volume of Moldovan export made up $305,5 mln., 3,4% up as compared with January-February, 20122. The volume of import increased 13,6% to $727,9 mln. Within this period re-export of goods was $134,3 mln. and made up 43,9% of the total export. As compared with the same period of 2011, it increased 17,8% and contributed to growth of export 6,9%. Domestic goods were exported at a sum of $171,2 mln., which was 56,1% of the total export and 5,6% less than in the same period of 2011. Export grew 21,2% to $120,2 mln. to CIS states and decreased 1,3% to $151,9 mln. to EU. The portion of CIS states in the total volume of export of Moldova increased 33,6% to 39,4% in January -February, 2011whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 52,1% to 49,7%.
In January-February, 2012 Moldova imported 18,2% more goods from CIS, at a sum of $301,7 mln.. Import from EU grew 8,7to $268 mln. The portion of CIS states in the total volume of import of Moldova increased 39,8% to 41,5%, whereas the share of EU states declined 38,5% to 36,8%. The biggest trade balance deficit Moldova displayed with Russia in January-February, 2012 which made up $106,8 mln. (+17,1% as compared with the same period of 2011). Russia is followed by Ukraine – $53,9 mln. (+4,5%), China- $51,1 mln. (+8,2%),Germany - $49,7 mln. (+99,7%), Turkey- $44,9 mln. (+78,8%),Belarus – $22,2 mln. (2,1 times),Romania - $13,4 mln. (-32%),Hungary – $8,7 mln. (-10,5%),Ausria – $8,3 mln. (+27,6%), Poland– $6,4 mln. (4,9 times).
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