Macedonia - Foreign trade



In 1999, exports amounted to $1.2 billion, of which manufactured goods accounted for an estimated 89%; agriculture, 9%; and mining, 2%. Imports in 1999 totaled $1.8 billion, of which machinery and transport equipment accounted for an estimated 20%; manufactured goods, 16%; food and live animals, 12%; chemicals, 10%; fuels and lubricants, 9%; other manufactured products, 5%; raw materials (excluding fuels), 3%; and beverages and tobacco, 2%.

Principal trading partners in 1999 (in millions of US dollars) were as follows:

Macedonia

COUNTRY EXPORTS IMPORTS BALANCE
Serbia and Montenegro 254 184 70
Germany 254 246 8
United States 136 5581
Greece 86 165 -79
Italy 78 93 -15
Croatia 49 401
Slovenia 34 157 -123
Bulgaria 26 92 -66
Russia 15 91-76
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