Imports grew 12.4% in January-June, to EUR36.71 billion, while exports grew at a lower rate, of 9.6%, totaling EUR30.87 billion.
Vehicles and other transport equipment made up 47.8% of Romania’s exports and 37.5% of its imports in the first six months of 2017, while other manufactured goods accounted for 34% of exports and 30.7% of imports.
The European Union remained Romania’s main trading partner in January-June 2017, being the source of 75.8% of the country’s imports and receiving 76% of its exports.
In June alone, imports grew 14.2% compared with June 2016, to EUR6.436 billion, while exports grew 2.5%, to EUR5.065 billion, resulting in a trade gap of EUR1.37 billion, the data showed.