2024年12月,北马其顿的贸易逆差从去年同期的3.29亿美元扩大到3.88亿美元。出口同比下降17.5%,至5.925亿美元,而进口则以6.3%的缓慢速度下降,至9.809亿美元。考虑到2024年全年,出口额同比下降6.4%,至84.2530亿美元,主要受矿物燃料、润滑油和相关材料(-21.2%)以及化学品和相关产品(-20.1%)销售额下降的影响。与此同时,进口下降0.7%,至119.696亿美元,主要原因是除燃料外不可食用的原油(-11.%)、矿物燃料、润滑油和相关材料(-10.2%)以及化学品和相关产品(-4.1%)的采购减少。然而,饮料和烟草(16.4%)、动植物油、脂肪和蜡(11.7%)以及机械和运输设备(8.5%)的采购速度加快。
North Macedonia’s trade deficit widened to $388 million in December 2024 from $329 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports shrank 17.5% year-on-year to $592.5 million, while imports declined at a much softer pace of 6.3% to $980.9 million. Considering the whole period of 2024, exports decreased 6.4% compared to the same period a year earlier to $8,425.3 million, weighed down by lower sales of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (-21.2%) and chemicals and related products, n.e.s. (-20.1%). Meanwhile, imports declined at a slower 0.7% to $11,969.6 million, primarily due to reduced purchases of crude materials, inedible, except fuels (-11.%), mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (-10.2%), and chemicals and related products, n.e.s. (-4.1%). However, purchases accelerated for beverages and tobacco (16.4%), animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes (11.7%), and machinery and transport equipment (8.5%).