Moldova's trade gap narrows 1.8% in Jan-Sept

The country's exports fell 8% year-on-year in the nine months through September, while imports decreased by 4.8%.

The European Union absorbed 63.9% of Moldova's exports between January and September and accounted for 48.5% of the country's imports.

In September alone, Moldova's exports increased by an annual 8.6% to $346.2 million, while imports fell by 17% to $700.8 million, resulting in a trade deficit of $354.6 million, down 32.5% year-on-year.

Details follow (in millions of U.S. dollars):

Source: BNS

($=0.9216 euro)