OREANDA-NEWS. November 15, 2012. Deficit of the trade balance of Moldova made up USD 2 bln. 185.3 mln. in January-September, 2012, 1.7% or USD 36.6 mln. up as compared with the same period of 2011.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the export-to- import ratio was 41.5% within the first 9 months of the year against 41.8% in the like period of 2011. An amount of Moldovan export made up USD 1 bln. 548.3 mln., 0.2% up as compared with January-September, 2011. An amount of import increased 1.1% to USD 3 bln. 733.6 mln.

According to NBS, re-export of goods was USD 593.4 mln. and made up 38.3% of the total export. As compared with the same period of 2011, it decreased 19.2%. Domestic goods were exported at a sum of USD 954.9, mln., which was 61.7% of the total export, 17.9% more than in the same period of 2011 and 9.4% of the total export growth.

Export grew 6.5% to \\$667.1 mln. to CIS states and decreased 6.4% to USD721.1 mln. to EU. The portion of CIS states in the total amount of export from Moldova increased 40.6% to 43.1%, in January -September, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 49.8% to 46.6%. In January-September, 2012 Moldova imported 1.8% more goods from CIS, at a sum of USD 1 bln. 169.7 mln. Import from EU grew 0.6% to USD 1 bln. 651.8 mln.

The portion of CIS states in the total volume of import of Moldova decreased 32.3% to 31.3% in January -September, 2012, whereas the portion of EU ones decreased 44.5% to 44.3%.

The biggest trade balance deficit Moldova displayed with Ukraine in January-September, 2012 which made up USD 348.9 mln. (- 6.2% as compared with the same period of 2011). Then follow: China - USD 283.4 mln. (+1.1%); Turkey- USD 240.2 mln. (+16.8%); Germany - USD 224.9 mln. (+6.6%); Romania- USD 197.2 mln. (+43.3%); Russia - USD 90.7 mln. (-16.5%); Belarus - USD 84 mln. (-3.3%); Italy- USD 77.2 mln. (-22.2%), Austria- USD 75.8 mln. (+35.4%), Poland - \\$50.8 mln. (+50.8).