Mołdawia - Bilans Handlowy

The trade deficit in Moldova shrank to USD 270.9 million in May of 2019 from USD 282.6 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports fell 5.6 percent from a year earlier to an eight-month low of USD 210.6 million, mainly due to lower shipments to CIS countries (-10 percent) and European Union countries (-7.9 percent) while sales to other countries climbed 8.5 percent. Meanwhile, imports decreased at a softer 4.8 percent to USD 481.5 million, dragged by purchases from both CIS countries (-7.9 percent) and European Union countries (-5.4 percent).

Moldova's trade deficit widened to USD 301 million in December 2018 from USD 238 million in the same month of the previous year. It was the largest trade gap since a record was reached in December 2013 as imports jumped 10.2 percent to USD 520 million while exports fell 6 percent to USD 219 million.