More than two-thirds of Moldova’s exports reach the European Union market. Their value, in just nine months, was over US$1.74 billion. The Government’s spokesman Daniel Vodă said this is solid support for the national economy, IPN reports.

Romania is among the top destinations for Moldovan goods, with 32.2% of the total exports. It is followed by Ukraine with 9.3%, Italy with 7%, the Czech Republic with 5.6%, Turkey with 5.6%, Germany with 5.1%, Poland with 4.4%, etc.

Daniel Vodă said that a record amount of customs revenue was collected in the first 10 months of the year. More precisely, during this period the Customs Service accumulated 31.31 billion lei for the state budget, an increase of almost 10% compared to last year.

"The revenue comes mainly from VAT, which represents 66% of the total, excise duties – 26.9% and customs duties – 6.4%. Significant increases were recorded in the case of VAT, by almost 9%, and in the case of excise duties, by 18.8%," stated the Government’s spokesman.

According to him, the EU remains the engine of Moldovan trade, supporting the country's economic stability and development.