OREANDA-NEWS. October 13, 2010. As it  was informed in the National Bureau of Statistics, particularly, in January-August 2010 the volume of Moldova’s exports amounted to USD 862,2 million, exceeding by 9,2% the indices of the same period of 2009.

At the same time, the volume of exports to the CIS countries in January-August 2010 increased as compared to the same period of 2009 by 15,3% - up to USD 329,3 million. The growth was caused by the increase of deliveries to Russia – by 26,4%, Ukraine – by 7,8%, Georgia – by 63,5%, Azerbaijan – by 49,1%, Kazakhstan – by 2,2%. Moldova’s exports to the EU countries reduced by 1,3% - up to USD 418,1 million due to decrease of deliveries to Romania – by 11,8%, Germany – by 14,9%, Switzerland – by 38,4%, France – by 22,4%, Holland – by 11,5%, Slovakia – by 10,6%. At the same time the exports of Moldova grew to the following countries: Turkey – by 2,6 times, Great Britain – by 45,5%, Greece – by 82,3%, USA – by 96,1%, Italy – by 3,5%, Poland – by 11,8%, Czech – by 65%.

The share of the CIS countries in the total volume of Moldova’s exports in this period increased from 36,2% up to 38,2%, and the share of the EU countries – reduced from 53,6% up to 48,5%. The volume of imports to Moldova in January-August 2010 amounted to USD 2 billion 291,6 million, increasing by 14,8%, as compared to the same period of 2009. At the same time, the imports from the CIS countries has grown by 0,1% - up to USD 722,3 million, and from the EU countries – by 18,9% - up to USD 1 billion 028,8 million due to increase of deliveries from China (by 36,5%), Romania (by 22,8%), Ukraine (by 13,7%), Greece (by 2,1 times), Brazil (by 4,2 times), Italy (by 16,5%), Germany (by 12%), USA (by 66,5%), Turkey (by 13,8%), Poland (by 21,9%).

The share of the CIS countries in the total volume of Moldova’s imports reduced in this period from 36,2% up to 31,5%, and of the EU countries - increased from 43,3% up to 44,9%. The deficit of trade balance of Moldova with the EU countries in January-August 2010 increased by 38,3% - up to USD 610,7 million, and with the CIS countries – reduced by 9,8% - up to USD 393 million.

The largest deficit of trade balance in January-August 2010 Moldova had with the Ukraine - USD 263 million, followed by: China - USD 185,2 million, Germany - USD 107,4 million, Russia - USD 128,1 million, Romania - USD 93,5 million, Italy - USD 71,8 million, Turkey - USD 69,1 million, Greece - USD 47,4 million, Brazil - USD 41,9 million, Poland - USD 38,8 million. The data of the National Bureau of Statistics don’t include the trade and economic operations of the enterprises from the Transnistrian region.