OREANDA-NEWS. July 13, 2012. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the export-to- import ratio was 41.9% within the first 5 months of the year against 42.1% in the like period of 2011.

The volume of Moldovan export made up USD 863,4 mln., 4.9% up as compared with January-May, 2011. The volume of import increased 5.2% to USD 2 bln. 065.1 mln. According to NBS, re-export of goods was USD 350.3 mln. and made up 40.6% of the total export.

As compared with the same period of 2011, it decreased 4.3%, and contributed 1.9% to the total growth of export. Domestic goods were exported at a sum of USD 513.1, mln., which was 59.4% of the total export and 12.3% more than in the same period of 2011.

They contributed 6.8% to the total growth of the export. Export grew 11% to USD 351,3 mln. to CIS states and increased 2.7% to USD 422.7 mln. to EU. The portion of CIS states in the total volume of export of Moldova increased 38.5% to 40.7%, in January -May, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 50% to 49%.

In January-May, 2012 Moldova imported 4.4% more goods from CIS, at a sum of USD 687.9 mln. Import from EU grew 2.1% to USD 873.9 mln. The portion of CIS states in the total volume of import of Moldova decreased 33.7% to 33.4%, in January -May, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 43.7% to 42.4%.

The share of import from other states increased 22.6% до 24.2%; expressed in monetary terms these deliveries grew 12.5% to USD 497.3 mln. The biggest trade balance deficit Moldova displayed with Ukraine in January-May, 2012 which made up USD 170.9 mln. (- 3,2% as compared with the same period of 2011).

Then follow: China - \\$154.2 mln. (+11.3%); Germany - USD 133.7 mln. (+25.9%); Turkey - USD 131.9 mln. (+32.3%); Russia- USD 126.9 mln. (-0.3%); Romania - USD 78.6 mln. (+22.3%); Belarus - USD 48.7 mln. (+33.1%); Austira - USD 36.3 mln. (+16.5%), Italy - USD 29.3 mln. (-44.6%), France - USD 27,1 mln. (-5,9%) and others.