According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the export value of goods in the Republic of
Macedonia in the period January-November 2011 was 4 073 620 thousand US dollars, and the import value was
6 390 062 thousand US dollars. Import coverage by export was 63.7%. The trade deficit in the period January-
November 2011 was 2 316 442 thousand US dollars.
The trade exchange according to 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, iron and steel
products (flat-rolled products), clothes, and petroleum oil preparations. In the imports, the most significant
products are platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, the crude petroleum oils, motor vehicles
for transport of persons and electricity.
In the period January-November 2011, the most important export partners were the EU-27 countries (60.7%) and
the West Balkan countries (27.8%), and the most important import partners were the EU-27 countries (54.5%)
and the Developing countries (26.6%). According to the total volume of international commodity trade, the most
important trade partners of the Republic of Macedonia are Germany, Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and Italy (44.1% of
the total international commodity trade).