Expressed in US dollars, exports in the first four months grew by 16.2% reaching 3.58 billion dollars, while the import of commodities, expressed in dollars, went up by 20.2% reaching 7.73 billion, the Bureau said.
In absolute figures, this means that export was USD741 million higher than in the same period last year, while import grew by more than USD1.4 billion.
Foreign trade deficit in this year's first four months exceeded USD4.1 billion, an increase of 23.9% or USD800 million in relation to the same period last year.