Exports of Romanian-made products rose 8% on the year to EUR21.27 billion in the January-May period, while imports advanced 7.8% to EUR23.56 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 43.6% of overall exports and 35.1% of the imports in the first five months of 2014, while other manufactured items made up for 32.8% of Romanian exports and 30.5% of imports.
In May alone, the country’s trade gap widened to EUR534.5 million from EUR489.3 million in the same month of 2013.
Exports increased 7.9% on the year to EUR4.34 billion in May, while imports were up 8.1% to EUR4.87 billion.
Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR5.7 billion in 2013, from EUR9.6 billion a year earlier.