In January-June 2014, the trade gap was EUR2.85 billion.
Imports rose 6.9% on the year to EUR30.32 billion, while exports were 5.9% higher, at EUR27.03 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 44.6% of overall exports and 36.7% of the imports in the first six months, while other manufactured items made up for 33.2% of Romanian exports and 31.5% of imports.
The European Union is the main trade partner of Romania, receiving 73.6% of the country’s exports and accounting for 76.9% of imports in the January-June period.
In June alone, exports were at EUR4.77 billion, up 12.4% on the year, while imports rose 14.4% to EUR5.49 billion. Therefore, the June trade gap was EUR719.9 billion, from EUR556.4 billion in the same month of 2014.
Compared with May, the exports were up 6.3%, while imports rose 9%.
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.