According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of Macedonia
in the period January-September 2015 was 182 586 274 thousand denars, equivalent to 3 299 342 thousand US dollars or
2 963 896 thousand euros.
The total value of imported goods in the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-September 2015 amounted to 257 341 964
thousand denars, equivalent to 4 647 266 thousand US dollars or 4 177 444 thousand euros.
The trade deficit in the period January-September 2015 was 74 755 689 thousand denars, equivalent to 1 347 924 thousand US
dollars or 1 213 548 thousand euros.
Import coverage by export in the period January-September was 71.0%.
The external trade by products shows that in the exports the most significant products are supported catalysts with precious
metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, ferro-nickel, ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used
in vehicles, aircraft or ships, iron and steel products (flat-rolled products). In the imports, the most significant products are the
platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other
than crude), electricity and other metals of the platinum group and alloys thereof, unwrought or in powder form.