Moldova in the first half of 2022, compared with the same period in 2021, increased the volume of exports 1.7 times - up to $2 billion 290.4 million.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that, at the same time, the export of domestic goods for 6 months in 2022 amounted to $1 billion 705.5 million (74.5% of the total), having increased 1.7 times compared to the same period of the previous year. At the same time, the re-export of goods in January-June this year amounted to $584.9 million (25.5% of the total), which is also 1.7 times more than in the same period in 2021. At the same time, the re-export of goods after processing (clothing, footwear, shoe parts, chairs, electrical wiring and cable, 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.) - 14.1%. According to the NBS, for the export of goods abroad in the specified period, road transport was most often used - 73.1% of the total, followed by sea transport - 16.6%, railway - 9.6%, air - 0.7%. In general, Moldovan exports to the EU countries in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased 1.6 times - up to $1 billion 410.3 million, to the CIS countries - increased 2 times - up to $409 .9 million, and to other countries it increased by 1.8 times - up to $470.1 million. The share of EU countries in the total volume of Moldovan exports over the specified period decreased from 64.54% to 61.57%, the share of CIS countries increased from 15.65% to 17.9%, while the share of other countries increased from 19.81% to 20.53%. According to the NBS, the main destination countries for Moldovan exports in the reporting period were: Romania (29% of total Moldovan exports), Ukraine (10.8%), Turkey (9.2%), Italy (8.5%), Germany (5.6%), Russia (5.1%), Bulgaria (4.9%), Poland (2.8%), Switzerland (2.4%), Czech Republic (2.2%), Netherlands (2 %), Iran and the UK (1.6% each), Belarus (1.4%), Hungary (1.2%), France (1%), the USA and Greece (0.9% each), Lebanon (0 .7%), Spain and Portugal (0.6% each). However, in the first 6 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, Moldova increased exports to Romania (by 1.8 times), Ukraine (by 6.7 times), Italy (by 2.1 times), Turkey (1.8 times), Bulgaria (6.8 times), Switzerland (3.5 times), Iran (2115.8 times), the Netherlands (2.4 times), Great Britain (+45.2%), Poland (+21.7%), USA (1.9 times), Hungary (+42.5%), Czech Republic (+18.1%), Cyprus (2.8 times), Greece (+44.7 %), France (+30.9%), Serbia (1.6 times), Egypt (2.4 times), Jordan (6.5 times), Canada (1.6 times), Saudi Arabia (2.2 times), Mexico (64.4 times), Iraq (+45.6%), Lithuania (+40.4%), Tunisia (6.9 times), South Korea (3.5 times). At the same time, over the specified period, Moldova reduced exports to Russia (-9%), the United Arab Emirates (-87%), Germany (-4.3%), Spain (-21.0%), Georgia (-34.9%). %), China (-37.3%), Libya (-97.7%), Israel (-29.9%), Portugal (-9.7%), Finland (-86.5%). In the structure of exports for January-June 2022, the following groups of goods had the most significant shares: grains and preparations based on them (14.6%); electrical machines and apparatuses and their parts (12.3%); oilseeds and fruits (11.2%); vegetable fats and oils (10%); oil, oil products and related products (8.7%); vegetables and fruits (8.3%); clothing and accessories (6.4%); furniture and its parts (3.3%); alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (3.2%); yarn, fabrics, textiles and related products (2%), motor vehicles (2%). // 17.08.2022 – InfoMarket
