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Bulgaria has increased its export of commodities to EU by 23%, with Germany its principal partner

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During the January-August 2021 period, Bulgaria has increased its export of commodities to the EU by 23.5% compared to the same period of 2020, to reach 28.796 billion Leva (14.723 billion euro). Imports from the EU have also gone up by 25%, to reach 29.026 billion Leva (14.841billion euro).

Bulgaria’s principal trading partners are Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece, France and Belgium which account for 69.6% of the exports of the EU member countries, National Statistical Institute data show. 



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