The trade deficit of Moldova in January-May 2024 amounted to $2 billion 128.9 million, increasing by 7.5% (+$148.2 million) compared to the same period in 2023
As the InfoMarket agency was informed by the National Bureau of Statistics, in particular, in May 2024, the trade deficit of Moldova amounted to $412.6 million, which is $71.4 million (14.7%) less than the previous month, but by $39.9 million (10.7%) higher than in May of the previous year. Overall for 5 months of 2024, in comparison with the same period in 2023, the trade deficit of Moldova with the EU countries increased by 3.9% - to $762.6 million, with the CIS countries - decreased by 80.4% - to $29.6 million, and with other countries - increased by 21.9% - to $1 billion 336.7 million. According to the NBS, the largest trade deficit of Moldova in January-May 2024 was in trade with China - $435.06 million (+14 .9% compared to the same period in 2023). At the same time, the trade deficit of Moldova with Ukraine amounted to $418.5 million (an increase of 2.1 times), with Turkey - $181.7 million (-25.6%), Germany - $178.5 million (+8.8%), Italy - $93.6 million (+17.3%), Poland - $79.7 million (+5.5%), France - $78.6 million (+0.7%), Hungary - $60.9 million (+0.4%), Spain - $54.1 million (3.7 times increase), Romania - $46 million (1.7 times increase), Japan - $40.6 million (+15.8%), Russia - $36.2 million (-67.1%).// 19.07.2024 — InfoMarket.
