Romania ranks first in terms of volume of imports from the Republic of Moldova, January through May this year, pushing thus the Russian Federation on the second position.
Romania imported goods worth 123.4 million dollars from Moldova in the said interval, which is an increase by 59% on the January-May 2007 interval. According to the data provided by the Office for National Statistics (BNS) from the Republic of Moldova, Romania accounts for 20% of the Moldovan exports.
For the first time this year, Romania pushed the Russian federation on the second position as importer from the Republic of Moldova. Russia acquired products from this country worth 122.5 million dollars, being followed by Italy, with 67.6 million and Ukraine, with some 55 million dollars.
In terms of exports to the Republic of Moldova, Romania ranked 3rd, with 246.5 million dollars in the first five months of the year, that is an increase by 1.7% on the same interval a year before. The first exporter to the Republic of Moldova is Ukraine, with more than 303 million dollars, followed by Russia with 266 million.
