In January-April 2014, the trade gap was EUR1.76 billion.
Imports rose 5.9% on the year to EUR19.8 billion, while exports were 5% higher, at EUR17.8 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 44.2% of overall exports and 36.7% of the imports in the first four months, while other manufactured items made up for 33.3% of Romanian exports and 31.4% of imports.
The European Union is the main trade partner of Romania, receiving 74.1% of the country’s exports and accounting for 77.2% of imports in the January-April period.
In April alone, exports were at EUR4.4 billion, up 5.5% on the year, while imports rose 4.7% to EUR5.04 billion. Therefore, the April trade gap was EUR644.2 billion, similar to EUR643.7 billion in the same month of 2014.
Compared with March, the exports were down 8.4%, while imports fell 10.1%.
In 2014, Romania’s exports reached a record high EUR52.5 billion but the country’s trade deficit still widened slightly as a rebound in domestic consumption fueled a rise in imports, also to a record high of EUR58.5 billion.