The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January – June 2021 amounted to:
- USD 27776.2 million - which was an increase of 35.8% compared to the same period 2020;
- EUR 23047.7million - which was an increase of 24.1% compared to the same period 2020.
The value of exports amounted to USD 12134.0 million, which was 40.5% increase when compared to the same period last year, while the value of imports amounted to USD 15642.2 million, which was 32.4% increase relative to the same period last year.
Expressed in Euros, the value of exports amounted to EUR 10068.7 million, which was 28.5% increase, compared to the same period last year. The value of imports amounted to EUR 12979.0 million, which was 21.0% increase when compared to the same period last year.
The deficit amounted to USD 3 508.2 million, which was an increase of 10.3% in relation to the same period last year. The deficit expressed in Euros amounted to 2 910.3 million, which was the increase of 0.5% compared to the same period last year.
The export - import ratio equalled 77.6% and was higher if compared to the same period last year when it was 73.1%.
The external trade in the reference period noted the highest level with the counties with which we have signed agreements on free trade. European Union member countries account for 62.3% of total external trade.
Our second major partner refers to the CEFTA countries, since our gained surplus in external trade amounted to USD 1 205.4 million, resulting mainly from the exports of oil and oil derivatives, cereals and produces thereof, electrical machines and apparatus, iron and steel and road vehicles. Our exports in the referent period amounted to USD 1 837.1 million, while the imports were USD 631.7 million. The export– import ratio equalled 290.8 %. Expressed in EUR, exports amounted to 1 525.1 and imports to 524.1 million (surplus amounted to EUR 1 001.0 million and export – import ratio equalled 291.0%).
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