OREANDA-NEWS. April 17, 2013. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in January-February, 2013 the export to the EU countries made USD 173.1 million (48% of total export), increasing 14% with the same period 2012.

Meanwhile, the goods’ import from the EU to Moldova increased 11.4% to USD 298.7 million, and made up 36.9% of the total import. In first two months, 2013, the biggest amount of export was made to Romania – USD 49.3 million, 0.9% lower than the same period, 2012.

The major EU export partners are Italy - USD 28.2 million (-17.2%); Great Britain - USD 19.4 million (+62.6%); Germany - USD 14 million (+26.7%); Poland - USD USD 12.1 million (-2.3%); Greece - USD 11.4 million (3.5 times more); France - USD 9,4 million (+16.6%); New Zealand - USD 8,3 million (grew 2.5 times); Hungary - USD 5 million (+16.5%).

The same period, the biggest amount of export from the EU was made to Romania - USD 90.9 million (+43.9%), then follows Germany - USD 42.7 million (-29.6%); Italy - USD 35.8 million (-0.3%); Austria - USD 20 million (twice increase); Poland - USD 16.2 million (-14.1%); Hungary – USD 15.2 million (+17.1 %); France - USD 10.8 million (+16.2%); Bulgaria - USD 10.7 million (+83.9%).