Imports grew 8.7% in the first five months, to EUR27 billion, while exports grew at a lower rate, of 4.4%, totaling EUR23.24 billion.
Vehicles and other transport equipment made up 48.1% of Romania’s exports and 37.6% of its imports, while other manufactured goods accounted for 33.2% of exports and 31.3% of imports.
The European Union remained Romania’s main trading partner, being the source of 77.9% of the country’s imports and receiving 75.8% of its exports.
In May alone, imports grew 12.2% compared with May 2015, to EUR5.65 billion, while exports grew 4.1%, to EUR4.67 billion, resulting in a trade gap of EUR979.7 million, the data showed.