trade balance

Romanian exports rose 26% on the year to EUR17.2 billion in the January-June period, the second biggest increase in the European Union, official data showed Thursday.

Romanian exports rose 21% on the year to EUR7.9 billion in the first quarter, the second biggest increase in the European Union, official data showed Tuesday.

Romania ranked 22nd among European Union states by trade balance in the first four months of the year, with a EUR7 billion deficit, according to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.