Romania's foreign trade deficit increased by 1.4% from January to August, reaching 22.445 billion euros.

(1) The National Institute of Statistics of Romania stated on Monday that from January to August this year, Romania’s foreign trade deficit expanded by 1.4% year-on-year, reaching 22.445 billion euros (25.14 billion US dollars). (2) The fiscal gap in August was 3.138 billion euros, compared to 2.822 billion euros in the previous month. (3) According to the Institute, from January to August, the CIF (cost/insurance/freight) import value was 88.27 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%; export value was 65.825 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%.