Romanian 7 mths trade deficit up 62.9 pct

Sep 10, 2007 - Romania recorded a trade deficit of 11.5 bln eur during the first seven months of 2007, up 62.9 pct compared with the same period last year, the institute for national statistics said.

During the seven month period, exports totalled 16.7 bln eur, up 12.4 pct, while imports rose 28.6 pct to 28.2 bln eur.

Trade with EU countries represented about 71 pct of the total.

In 2006, Romania reported a record trade deficit of 14.89 bln eur, 44 pct more than the year before.