Imports to Moldova in January-July 2021 increased by 32.5%, amounting to $3 billion 828.3 million compared to the same period in 2020.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that, at the same time, traditionally, most of the goods were imported into the country by road - 86.5% of the total. Railway transport accounted for 4.7% of total imports, air transport - 2.4%, sea transport - 2.2%, self-propelled imports - 0.6%, postal items - 0.2%, and the share of fixed transport installations (gas pipelines, power grids) - 3.4% of total imports. In particular, imports to Moldova of products from the EU for 7 months in 2021 increased by 36.3% - to $1 billion 807.8 million relative to the same period of 2020, from the CIS countries - increased by 20.7% - to $885.5 million. Imports of goods from other countries increased by 36.8% - to $1 billion 134.9 million. The share of EU countries in the total volume of Moldovan imports increased from 45.9% to 47.22%, the share of CIS countries - decreased from 25.39% to 23.13%, and the share of other states increased from 28.71% to 29.64%. The TOP countries that accounted for the largest volumes of Moldovan imports in January-July 2021 included: Romania (12.6% of total imports), China (11.7%), Russia (11.6%), Ukraine (9.2%), Germany (8.3%), Turkey (7.1%), Italy (6.8%), Poland (3.8%), France (2.6%), Hungary ( 1.9%), Belarus and Czech Republic (1.8% each), USA (1.6%), Austria (1.5%), Spain (1.4%), Bulgaria (1.2%), Holland (1.1%), Japan and Great Britain (1% each). At the same time, according to the NBS, for 7 months in 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, imports to Moldova from the following countries increased: from Romania (+ 38.1%), China (+ 38.9%), Russia (+ 31.8%), Germany (+34.1%), Turkey (+ 38.9%), Ukraine (+ 27.2%), Italy (+ 34.8%), Poland (+ 31.2%), Austria (1.8 times), France (+ 33.8%), USA (1.6 times), Czech Republic (+ 43.2%), Hungary (+ 28.2%), Bulgaria (+ 48.2%), Belarus (+23.6 %), Great Britain (+ 41%), Argentina (4.6 times), Spain (+ 24.2%), Holland (+ 31.5%), Vietnam (+ 42.9%), Japan (+27.2%), Slovakia (1.5 times), Portugal (1.7 times), Switzerland (+ 35.9%), Belgium (+ 22%), South Korea (+ 21.9%), Sweden (+ 38.7%), Slovenia (+ 29.8%), India (+ 13.5%), Taiwan (+ 31.4%), Latvia (+ 48.4%), Greece (+19.7 %), Malaysia (+ 43.9%), Denmark (+ 37.2%), Norway (1.5 times), Finland (+ 41%), Ecuador (+ 19.4%), Thailand (+37.6%), Uzbekistan (+ 48.6%), Chile (2.6 times), Morocco (1.8 times), Croatia (1.6 times), Turkmenistan (2.3 times), Iran (2.5 times), Pakistan (+ 32.1%), Bangladesh (+ 29.9%), Estonia (1.8 times). At the same time, Moldova decreased imports from the following countries: from Kazakhstan (-85.4%), Azerbaijan (-75.8%), Singapore (-47.5%). In the structure of imports in January-July 2021, approximately 94.8% of total imports accounted for six commodity items: machinery and equipment for transport (25.7%); industrial goods (19.1%); chemical products (15.3%); mineral fuel (11.9%); various industrial products (11.7%); food products and live animals (11.2%). // 15.09.2021 – InfoMarket
