Bulgária Balança Comercial

Bulgaria’s trade deficit narrowed to BGN 792.4 million in August 2024 from BGN 894.3 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, preliminary estimates showed. Exports fell by 1.9% year-on-year to BGN 6,826.6 million, driven by lower sales to the EU (-2.2%) and non-EU countries (-1.5%). Meanwhile, imports declined faster at 3% to BGN 7,619 million, dragged down by arrivals from EU (-10.6%), while imports from non-EU countries increased (7%). In the first eight months of the year, the country’s trade gap widened to BGN 7,516.5 from BGN 5,961.5 million in the same period last year.