Imports grew 8.3% on the year in the first five months, to EUR35.862 billion, while exports grew just 4.4%, totaling EUR29.339 billion.
In May 2019, exports grew 6.8% year-on-year to EUR6.272 billion, and imports grew 8.5% year-on-year to EUR7.754 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of EUR1.481 billion.
In January-May 2019, vehicles and other transport equipment made up 48.3% of Romania’s exports and 37.3% of its imports, while other manufactured goods accounted for 32% of exports and 30.4% of imports.
The European Union remained Romania’s main trading partner in the first five months, being the source of 75.1% of the country’s imports and receiving 77.3% of its exports.