The country’s trade deficit was of EUR4.28 billion in January-September 2014, from EUR4.17 billion a year earlier.
Exports of Romanian-made products rose 7.1% on the year to EUR39.07 billion in the first nine months, while imports advanced 6.6% to EUR43.35 billion, the data showed.
Vehicles amounted to 42.2% of overall exports and 35% of the imports in analyzed period, while other manufactured items made up for 32.9% of Romanian exports and 30.9% of imports.
In September alone, the country’s trade gap narrowed to EUR485.4 million from EUR416.2 million in the same month of 2013.
Compared with August, exports rose 27% to EUR4.91 billion, while imports were up 25.3% on the month to EUR5.39 billion.
The exports rose 10.2% compared with September 2013, while imports were up 10.7% on the year.
Romania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR5.7 billion in 2013, from EUR9.6 billion a year earlier.