In August 2023, FOB exports amounted to 7,079.0 million euros, while CIF imports amounted to 9,711.6 million euros, resulting in a deficit of 2,632.6 million euros.

Compared to August 2022, exports in August 2023 decreased by 7.1%, and imports decreased by 10.5%.

In the period from January 1 to August 31, 2023, FOB exports totaled 62,168.6 million euros, while CIF imports totaled 80,396.1 million euros.

During the period from January 1 to August 31, 2023, exports increased by 3.1%, and imports decreased by 2.3% compared to the period from January 1 to August 31, 2022.

The trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) in the period from January 1 to August 31, 2023, was 18,227.5 million euros, which is 3,782.4 million euros (-17.2%) lower than that recorded in the same period in 2022.

From the beginning of the year until the end of August, Romania imported food and live animals worth over 7 billion euros and exported goods in the same product groups worth only 4.9 billion euros.

Details can be found in the table in the opening statement of the INS (National Institute of Statistics) communication.