Moldova in January-May 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased export volumes by 1.7 times - up to $1 billion 875.2 million.
As InfoMarket was informed by the National Bureau of Statistics, at the same time, the export of domestic goods for 5 months of 2022 amounted to $1 billion 444.8 million (77% of the total), having increased by 1.8 times compared to the same period of the previous year. At the same time, the re-export of goods in January-May of this year amounted to $430.4 million (23% of the total), which is 49.7% more than in the same period in 2021. Herewith, the re-export of goods after processing (clothing, shoes, shoe parts, chairs, electrical wiring and cables, other products for the automotive industry, shelled nuts, chairs and other furniture, suitcases, textile products, toys, etc.) accounted for 11.4% of total exports, and the classic re-export of foreign goods (drugs, cigarettes, wine distillates, whiskey, gin, vodka, liqueurs, beer, fuel, fabrics, knitwear, essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics, vehicles, furniture, etc.) - 11.6%. According to the NBS, for the export of goods abroad in the specified period, road transport was most often used - 73.4% of the total, followed by sea transport - 16.2%, railway - 9.6%, air - 0.8%. In general, Moldovan exports to the EU countries in January-May 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased by 1.7 times - up to $ 1 billion 208.1 million, to the CIS countries - increased by 1.6 times - up to $284.5 million, and to other countries - increased 1.8 times - up to $382.5 million. The share of EU countries in the total volume of Moldovan exports for the specified period decreased from 65.26% to 64,43%, the CIS - decreased from 15.69% to 15.17%, while the share of other countries - increased from 19.05% to 20.4%. According to the NBS, the main destination countries for Moldovan exports in the reporting period were: Romania (30.4% of the total), Italy (9.4%), Turkey (9.2%), Ukraine (8.4%), Germany (5.7%), Russia (4.9%), Bulgaria (4.6%), Switzerland and Poland (2.8% each), the Netherlands and the Czech Republic (2.2% each), the UK (1.7 %), Belarus (1.3%), Hungary (1.2%), France (1.1%), Greece (1%), USA, Lebanon and Portugal (0.8% each), Spain (0. 7%). At the same time for 5 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, Moldova increased exports to Romania (by 1.9 times), Ukraine (by 5 times), Italy (by 2.3 times), Turkey (by 1.7 times ), Bulgaria (6 times), Switzerland (3.7 times), the Netherlands (2.5 times), Great Britain (1.6 times), Iran (617.7 times), Poland (+22.5%), USA (1.9 times), Cyprus (3.2 times), Czech Republic (+19.1%), Greece (+52.1%), Hungary (+37.8%) , France (+38%), Lebanon (+55.3%), Egypt (2.7 times), Serbia (1.8 times), Jordan (10.3 times), Canada (+54.6%), Saudi Arabia (by 2.5 times), Mexico (by 66.7 times), Iraq (+55.8%), Tunisia (by 6.9 times), South Korea (by 3.8 times), Albania (5.9 times). Herewith, over the specified period, Moldova reduced exports to Russia (-11.9%), Germany (-6.9%), Spain (-20%), Georgia (-35%), China (-43.1%), Belarus (-7.7%), Libya (-97.7%), Portugal (-11%), Slovakia (-16.4%), Belgium (-8.4%), Kazakhstan (-14 .3%), Finland (-92.9%). In the structure of exports for January-May 2022, the following groups of goods had the most significant shares: grains and preparations based on them (16.3%); electrical machines and apparatus and their parts (12.2%); oilseeds and fruits (11.8%); vegetable fats and oils (9.8%); vegetables and fruits (8.2%); oil, oil products and related products (6.5%); clothing and accessories (6.4%); furniture and its parts (3.4%); alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (3.2%); yarn, fabrics, textiles and related products (2.1%), road vehicles (2.1%). // 15.07.2022 — InfoMarket
