State Statistical Office: International trade volume, January

Theme: Foreign Trade

International trade volume, January - September 2011

04.11.2011

According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the export value of goods in the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-September 2011 was 3 267 428 thousand US dollars, and the import value was 5 218 691 thousand US dollars.

Import coverage by export was 62.6%. The trade deficit in the period January-September 2011 was 1 951 263 thousand US dollars.

The trade exchange according to products shows that in the exports the most significant products are supported catalysts with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, ferro-nickel, iron and steel products (flat-rolled products), clothes, and petroleum oil preparations. In the imports, the most significant products are platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, the crude petroleum oils, motor vehicles for transport of persons and electricity.

In the period January-September 2011, the most important export partners were the EU-27 countries (60.2%) and the West Balkan countries (28.3%), and the most important import partners were the EU-27 countries (54.9%) and the Developing countries (26.8%). According to the total volume of international commodity trade, the most important trade partners of the Republic of Macedonia are Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria, Russia and Greece (44.0% of the total international commodity trade).

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