In the 1st quarter of 2022, according to the flash estimate of International Trade in goods, exports and imports of goods increased by 18.7% and 36.6%, respectively, compared to the same period of the previous year. Compared to the 1st quarter of 2020, exports grew by 26.2% and imports by 28.8%. Vis-à-vis the 1st quarter of 2019, the increases were 22.0% and 25.7%, respectively.
In the 4th quarter of 2021, the year-on-year growth rates were +13.7% and +29.6%, in the same order.