Exports increased 1.5% on the year to EUR18.5 billion in January through May, while imports were up 0.5% to EUR22.1 billion.
Vehicles made up for the bulk of exports and imports, amounting to 41.3% of overall exports and 33.1% of the imports in the first two months, the data showed.
In May alone, Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR946.3 million, from EUR1.2 billion in the year-earlier month.
Exports were at EUR4 billion in May, up 3.9% on the year, but imports inched down 1.9% to EUR4.95 billion.
Romania’s trade deficit widened to EUR9.72 billion in 2011, from EUR9.53 billion a year earlier.