Romania’s trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) for the first ten months of the current year stood at 27.493 billion euros, an increase of 275.7 million euros (1%) compared with the same period in 2024, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Wednesday.

FOB exports amounted to 81.054 billion euros, up 4.3% compared with January to October 2024, and CIF imports rose to 108.547 billion euros, an increase of 3.4% on the same period.

According to the quoted source, in the period 1 January to 31 October 2025, significant shares in the structure of exports and imports were held by the following product groups: machinery and transport equipment (46.5% of exports and 36.6% of imports) and other manufactured goods (27% of exports and 28.4% of imports).

The value of intra-EU27 trade in goods during the reference period was 58.051 billion euros for dispatches and 78.399 billion euros for arrivals, representing 71.6% of total exports and 72.2% of total imports.

At the same time, the value of extra-EU27 trade in goods in the first ten months of this year reached 23.002 billion euros for exports and 30.147 billion euros for imports, accounting for 28.4% of total exports and 27.8% of total imports.

According to official data, in October of the current year Romania’s FOB exports amounted to 8.874 billion euros, while CIF imports fell to 11.879 billion euros, resulting in a deficit of 3.005 billion euros.

Compared with October 2024, exports in October rose 5.1%, while imports decreased 2.4%. AGERPRES