UPDATE 1 - Macedonia’s Jan-Oct Trade Gap Widens 81%Y/Y to $2.484 Bln - Tables

Macedonia’s exports rose by 25.8% on the year to $3.447 billion through October, while imports rose by 44% to $5.931 billion, the statistics office said in a statement.

Macedonia’s trade balance (in millions of U.S. dollars):

Macedonia's trade exchange by countries, structure:

The country of more than two million people exports mainly ferro-nickel, iron and steel products, lubricants and clothes. It imports mainly crude oil, electricity, and motor vehicles.

Macedonia's biggest foreign markets are European Union member states (59.8%) and the western Balkans (35%), while most imports originate in the EU (47.4%) and developing countries (31.8%). Macedonia’s most important trade partners through October were Serbia, Germany, Greece, Russia and Bulgaria with a combined share of 50.2% of all trade.

(1 euro= $1.2835)