Imports grew 8.3% on the year in the first four months, to EUR28.104 billion, while exports grew just 3.8%, totaling EUR23.066 billion.
In April 2019, exports grew 5.7% year-on-year to EUR5.532 billion, and imports grew 10.6% year-on-year to EUR6.915 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of EUR1.382 billion.
In January-April 2019, vehicles and other transport equipment made up 48% of Romania’s exports and 36.9% of its imports, while other manufactured goods accounted for 32% of exports and 30.3% of imports.
The European Union remained Romania’s main trading partner in the first four months, being the source of 75.2% of the country’s imports and receiving 77.6% of its exports.