The exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries increased by 35.8% compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to 20 479.4 million BGN, while the imports of goods from third countries grew by 63.1% and added up to 31 495.8 million BGN.
Тhe most notable growth in the exports of goods to third countries compared to the same period of 2021 was recorded in the sections ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (203.3%) and ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (123.1%). A fall was reported in the section ‘Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material’[1] (11.7%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from third countries was recorded in the sections ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (378.7%) and ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (126.5%). The data are by the Standard International Trade Classification.
The total value of all exported goods to third countries and the EU amounted to 62 164.8 million BGN in the period January - August 2022, which is 41.6% more than the same period of the previous year, while the total value of all imported goods from third countries and the EU added up to 70 223.1 million BGN and grew by 45.3%.
[1] The section includes the following divisions: leather, leather manufactures, n.e.s., and dressed furskins; rubber manufactures, n.e.s.; cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture); paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard; textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related products; non-metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s.; iron and steel; non-ferrous metals.
