Exports of Romanian-made products rose 5.7% on the year to EUR19.69 billion in January through May, but imports declined 1.9% to EUR21.87 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 42.8% of overall exports and 34.8% of the imports in the January-May period, while other manufactured items made up for 33.8% of Romanian exports and 30.2% of imports.
In May alone, Romania’s trade gap more than halved to EUR498.6 million from EUR1.03 billion in the same month of 2012, largely reflecting a 10.5% decline in domestic demand.
Exports inched up 0.1% on the year to EUR4.02 billion in May, while imports decreased to EUR4.52 billion, from EUR5.05 billion in the same month of 2012.
Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR9.6 billion in 2012, from EUR9.67 billion a year earlier.