In the 1st quarter of 2023, according to the flash estimate of International Trade in goods, exports increased by 13.3% and imports grew by 8.7%, compared to the same period of 2022, occurring, for the third quarter in a row, a slowdown in the growth of the trade in goods.  

In the 4th quarter of 2022, the year-on-year growth rates were +16.0% and +17.8%, in the same order.