TIRANA, April 20 /ATA/ Trade exchanges with the European Union countries during the first quarter of this year accounted for 60.9% of the total trade volume.
According to INSTAT, in the period February – March 2022, exports to EU countries account for 73% of total exports and imports from EU countries account for 54% of total imports. The main trading partners are Italy with 31.8% of the volume, Turkey with 8.3%, Germany with 7.0% and Greece with 6.6%.
During this quarter, the countries with which Albania has had the largest increase in exports, compared to a year ago, are Italy (54.5%), Kosovo (52.0%) and Germany (123.3%). While the countries with which exports have recorded the largest decline are: Spain (66.8%) and Turkey (19.7%).
Meanwhile, the countries with which Albania has had the largest increase in imports, compared to a year ago, are: Italy (12.7%), Turkey (52.7%) and China (9.1%). While the countries with which imports have had the largest decrease are: USA (20.2%) and Switzerland (29.4%).
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