Imports grew 17.4% on the year in January, to EUR5.28 billion, while exports grew at a lower rate, of 13.6%, totaling EUR4.68 billion.
Vehicles and other transport equipment made up 48.3% of Romania’s exports and 36.9% of its imports in January 2017, while other manufactured goods accounted for 33.2% of exports and 30% of imports.
The European Union remained Romania’s main trading partner in January, being the source of 74.7% of the country’s imports and receiving 76.2% of its exports.
Compared with December 2016, exports grew 8.6% in January, while imports decreased 3.9%, the data showed.