In the third quarter 2015, exports of goods increased by 3.2% and imports of goods decreased by 0.3%, when compared with the third quarter 2014. Trade balance deficit has reached EUR 2 628.7 million, representing a decrease of EUR 415.8 million compared to the same period of the previous year. The coverage rate increased to 82.2% (+2.7 percentage points when compared with the same period of the previous year).
In September 2015, in terms of year-on-year change rates, exports of goods increased by 1.9% and imports of goods fell by 1.0% (+2.7% and +1.7% respectively, in August 2015).