BULGARIAN TRADE WITH EU FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - APRIL 2012 (PRELIMINARY DATA)

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1 BULGARIAN TRADE WITH EU FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - APRIL 2012 (PRELIMINARY DATA) In the period January - April 2012 the Bulgarian exports EU decreased by 1.4% corresponding the year and amounted to over 7.4 billion Levs (Table 1.1 and 1.2 from the Annex). The main trade partners of Bulgaria were Germany, Italy, Greece, Romania and France that formed 65.7% of the total exports EU Member States (Table 2 from the Annex). The most significant growths were observed in the exports to Slovenia and Portugal while the most notable falls were registered in the exports to Luxembourg and Malta. In April 2012 the exports EU increased by 8.2% corresponding month of the year and amounted to 2.0 billion Levs. % Figure 1. Nominal value* change of exports to EU for the period (Compared month of the year) Bulgarian imports from the EU in the period January - April 2012 increased by 7.9% corresponding the year and exceeded 8.9 billion Levs at CIF prices (Tables 1.1 and 1.2 from the Annex). The most significant growths were reported on the imports from Cyprus and Portugal (Table 2 from the Annex) while the largest decreases - in the imports from Malta and Spain. In April 2012 the Bulgarian imports from the EU Member States grew by 5.2% corresponding month of the year and added up to 2.3 billion Levs at CIF prices. 1

2 % Figure 2. Nominal value* change of imports from EU for the period (Compared month of the year) The foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with EU in the period January April 2012 was negative and amounted to million Levs (Table 1.1 from the Annex) At FOB/FOB prices (after elimination of transport and insurance costs on imports) the trade balance was also negative and amounted to million Levs. In the first forth months of 2012 corresponding the year, the largest growth in the exports of Bulgaria to EU, distributed according Standard International Trade Classification (Table 3 from the Annex) was recorded in the section Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 1 and the most notable fall - in section Crude materials, inedible (except fuels) 2. In imports from EU the largest growth was reported in section Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials while the most notable fall - in section Crude materials, inedible (except fuels). 1 The section includes the following divisions: animal oils and fats; fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated; animal or vegetable fats and oils processed; waxes of animal or vegetable origin; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils, n.e.s. 2 The section includes following divisions: raw hides, skins and furskins; oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits; crude rubber; cork and wood; pulp and waste paper; textile fibres and their wastes; crude fertilizers and crude minerals; мetalliferous ores and metal scrap; crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. * Value changes at current prices. 2

3 Months/Periods Exports, imports and trade balance for the period January - April and by months Table 1.1 (Million Levs) Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Imports - FOB 2 Trade balance - FOB/CIF Trade balance - FOB/FOB 2 Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU I II III I - III IV I - IV I II III I - III IV I - IV Data are preliminary as of By data of BNB for the transport costs. Table 1.2 Value changes of exports and imports for the period January - April period month of the year (Per cent) Months/Periods Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Imports - FOB Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU Total EU Non EU I II III I - III IV I - IV Data are preliminary as of

4 Countries and groups of countries Exports, imports and trade balance by groups of countries and main trade partners 1 for the period January - April and Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Table2 Trade balance - FOB/CIF Million Levs Total EU Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Not specified Non EU countries CIS of which: Georgia Kazakhstan Russian Fed Ukraine

5 (Continue and end) Countries and groups of countries Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Trade balance - FOB/CIF Million Levs OECD of which: Canada Japan Korea, Rep. of Turkey USA EFTA of which: Norway Switzerland Countries not included in the upper groups Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil China Croatia Egypt India Indonesia Iran Israel Peru Serbia Singapore South Africa Syria Taiwan The former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia United Arab Emirates Viet Nam Partner country: - In case of exports (or dispatches) is the country (or Member State) of final destination of the goods - In case of imports (or arrivals) is the country (or Member State) of consignment of the goods. 2 Data are preliminary as of Excluding EU countries. 5

6 Sections by SITC Exports, imports and trade balance by sections of SITC, rev.4 for the period January - April and Exports - FOB the Imports - CIF the Table 3 Trade balance - FOB/CIF Million Levs Million Levs Million Levs Total of which EU Food and live animals of which EU Beverages and tobacco of which EU Crude materials, inedible (except fuel) of which EU Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials of which EU Animals and vegetable oils, fats and waxes of which EU Chemical and related products n.e.c of which EU Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material of which EU Machinery and transport equipment of which EU Miscellaneous manufactured articles of which EU Commodities and transactions n.e.c of which EU Data are preliminary as of