
Exports of Moldovan goods to Russia in January-May 2021 increased by 2.7% - to $104.6 million compared to the same period in 2020.
The National Bureau of Statistics informed that, at the same time, the supply of Russian products to Moldova over 5 months of 2021 increased by 24.1% - to $317.2 million relative to the same period of the previous year. At the same time, the share of the Russian Federation in the total volume of Moldovan exports decreased over the specified period from 10.39% to 9.47% and in imports it decreased from 12.91% to 11.85%. According to the results of January-May 2021, Russia ranked 3rd in the list of the largest partners of Moldova in terms of purchases of Moldovan products (after Romania and Germany), as well as 2nd in terms of supplies of products to the Republic of Moldova (after Romania). Moldova’s negative trade balance with the Russian Federation for 5 months in 2021 amounted to $212.6 million, up 38.3% compared to the same period in 2020. The data of the National Bureau of Statistics does not take into account the trade and economic operations of enterprises in the Transnistrian region. // 20.07.2021 - InfoMarket