• Tuesday, 07 April 2026

January-February external trade up: statistics

January-February external trade up: statistics

Skopje, 6 April 2026 (MIA) - The total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January – February 2026 amounted to EUR 1.26 billion, a 2.4-percent increase compared to the same period last year. The value of imported goods in the same period was EUR 1.18 billion, or 2.4 percent more than the same period in 2025, said the State Statistical Office on Monday.

In the exports, the most significant products were: supported catalysts with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships, parts of the seats of subgroup 821.1 and other supported catalysts.

In the imports, the most significant products were: platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, other metals of the platinum group and alloys thereof, unwrought or in powder form, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude), and electric current.

According to the total external trade volume, the most important trade partners of the Republic of North Macedonia were Germany, Great Britain, China, Greece and Serbia, which made up 49.9% of the total volume of trade. The EU Member States accounted for 57.8% of the total trade.

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