In January-March 2014, the trade gap was EUR1.12 billion.
Exports rose 4.9% on the year to EUR13.38 billion, while imports were 6.3% higher, at EUR14.75 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 44% of overall exports and 36.7% of the imports in the first three months, while other manufactured items made up for 33.4% of Romanian exports and 31.3% of imports.
The European Union is the main trade partner of Romania, receiving 74.3% of the country’s exports and accounting for 76.9% of imports in the January-March period.
In March alone, exports were at EUR4.8 billion, up 7.2% on the year, while imports rose 11.6% to EUR5.61 billion.
Compared with February, the exports were up 9.3%, while imports increased 17.6%.
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.