OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2012. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the export-to- import ratio was 41.5% within the first 8 months of the year against 42.4% in the like period of 2011.

An amount of Moldovan export made up USD 1 bln. 361.4 mln., 0.1% down as compared with January-August, 2011. An amount of import increased 2.3% to USD 3 bln. 283.9 mln. According to NBS, re-export of goods was USD 534.6 mln. and made up 39.3% of the total export.

As compared with the same period of 2011, it decreased 17.9%. Domestic goods were exported at a sum of \\$826.8, mln., which was 60.7% of the total export and 16.2% more than in the same period of 2011. They contributed 8.5% to a total growth of the export. Export grew 7.1% to \\$583.2 mln. to CIS states and decreased 6.1% to USD 640.5 mln. to EU.

The portion of CIS states in the total amount of export from Moldova increased 40% to 42.8%, in January -August, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 50% to 47.1%. In January-August, 2012 Moldova imported 0.1% more goods from CIS, at a sum of USD 1 bln. 036.9 mln. Import from EU grew 1.4% to USD 1 bln. 455.1 mln.

The portion of CIS states in the total volume of import of Moldova decreased 32.3% to 31.6%, in January -August, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 44.7% to 44.3%. The biggest trade balance deficit Moldova displayed with Ukraine in January-August, 2012 which made up \\$303.7 mln. (- 5.9% as compared with the same period of 2011).

Then follow: China - USD 247.5 mln. (+3.8%); Turkey - USD 215.5 mln. (+18.8%); Germany- USD 201.2 mln. (+13.5%); Romania - USD 165 mln. (+36.3%); Russia - USD 95 mln. (-5.7%); Belarus - USD 72.8 mln. (+5.4%); Austria- USD 67.8 mln. (+35.8%), Italy - USD 67 mln. (-23.6%).