THE RECENT TREND OF ROMANIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS

The article analyses the recent developments regarding the Romania trade in goods. We highlight how Romania’s trade in goods evolved after the EU accession. In this period Romania’s exports and imports were influenced by the economic crisis, which had a major impact especially on imports. The paper presents the primary trends that have set the volume, dynamics, structure and performance of trade in Romania in the crisis and post-crisis period. We have noticed what changes took place in the structure of exports and imports of goods and also who were the main external partners of Romania.