In the 1st half 2020
Exports and imports dropped year-on-year
According to preliminary data, the Region’s trade balance of goods with foreign countries stood at + 61.8 million Euros in the 1st half of 2020, representing a coverage rate of imports by exports of 194.0%. In the same period of last year, the balance between exports and imports had also been positive (+55.9 million Euros) and the coverage rate reached 170.6%.
In the first six months of 2020, exports totalled 127.5 million Euros, 49.0% of which destined to the EU, while imports stood at 65.7 million Euros, 72.8% of which coming from the EU.
Exports and imports went down by 5.5% and 16.9% year-on-year, respectively.