BULGARIAN TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - NOVEMBER 2010 (PRELIMINARY DATA)

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1 BULGARIAN TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - NOVEMBER 2010 (PRELIMINARY DATA) In the period January - November 2010 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 46.9 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 10.7 billion levs (Table 1.1 and 1.2). The main trade partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, Serbia, Russia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, USA, Singapore and China that formed 57 of the total exports to non EU countries (Table 2). The exported goods to China increased by and those to Ukraine by 104. The exports to Russia and Serbia reported growths by and by 50.6 respectively, to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by 36.5 and to USA by 9.8. The exports to Peru, Republic of Korea, India, Viet Nam and Brazil increased significantly. Falls were reported on the exports to United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, Albania and Egypt. In November 2010 the exports to third countries increased by 46.6 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and were over 1 billion levs. Figure 1. Nominal growth of exports to non EU countries for the period (Compared to the same month of the previous year) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI

2 Bulgarian imports from third countries in the first eleven months of 2010 increased by 14.6 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 13.9 billion levs (at CIF prices) (Tables 1.1 and 1.2). The most significant growths were reported on the imports from Egypt, Albania and Israel (Table 2). The imports from Peru increased by 62.2 and from Bosnia and Herzegovina by The largest decreases were observed in the imports from Kazakhstan, South Africa and Norway. In November 2010 the Bulgarian imports from third countries increased by 45 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 1.6 billion levs (at CIF prices). Figure 2. Nominal growth of imports from non EU countries for the period (Compared to the same month of the previous year) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI The foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with third countries in the period January - November 2010 was negative and amounted to 3.2 billion levs (Table 1.1). In November 2010 the foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with third countries was negative and amounted to million levs. 2

3 The exports of Bulgaria to third countries, distributed according to the Standard International Trade Classification, increased in the most of sections in the first eleven months of 2010 compared to the corresponding period of 2009 (Table 3). The largest growths were recorded in the sections Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1 Crude materials, inedible (except fuel) 2, and Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3. The largest growths in imports from third countries were reported in section Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials and the most significant falls were in section Food and live animals. Bulgarian trade with third countries and EU - total In the period January - November 2010 the total value of the exported goods was for 27.7 billion levs and compared to the corresponding period of 2009 the exports increased by 31.8 (Table 1.1 and 1.2). In November 2010 the total exports amounted to 2.8 billion levs and increased by 33.3 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. 1 The section includes the following divisions: Prefabricated buildings; sanitary, plumbing, heating and lightning fixtures and fittings, n.e.s. ; Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; Travel goods, handbags and similar containers; Articles of apparel and clothing accessories; Footwear; Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s;. Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.; watches and clocks; Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. 2 The section includes the 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; metalliferous ores and metal scrap; crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. 3 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; manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 3

4 Figure 3. Nominal growth of exports for the period (Compared to the same month of the previous year) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI The total imported goods in the period January - November 2010 were for 33.8 billion levs (at CIF prices) or by 11.7 more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (Table 1.1 and 1.2). In November 2010 the total imports (at CIF prices) increased by 39.2 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 3.9 billion levs. 4

5 Figure 4. Nominal growth of imports for the period (Compared to the same month of the previous year) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI The total foreign trade balance (exports FOB - import CIF) was negative in the period January - November 2010 and amounted to 6.1 billion levs which was over 3.1 billion levs less than the balance in the first ten months of 2009 (Table 1.1 and 1.2). At FOB/FOB prices (after elimination of transport and insurance costs on imports) the negative balance in the period January - November 2010 amounted to 4.1 billion levs. In November 2010 the total foreign trade balance (exports FOB - import CIF) was negative and amounted to 1 billion levs while at FOB/FOB prices was also negative and reached to million levs. 5

6 ANNEX EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND TRADE BALANCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - NOVEMBER 2009 AND BY MONTHS Table 1.1 () Months 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 V VI IV - VI I - VI VII VIII IX VII-IX I - IX X XI I-XI I II III I - III IV V VI IV - VI I - VI VII VIII IX VII-IX I - IX X XI I-XI Data are preliminary as of By data of BNB for the transport costs. 6

7 Table 1.2 GROWTH OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - NOVEMBER COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR Months Total (Per cent) Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Imports - FOB Non Non EU EU Total EU EU Total EU Non EU I II III I - III IV V VI IV - VI I - VI VII VIII IX VII - IX I - IX X XI I-XI

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