SARAJEVO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) goods exports in the first four months of 2021 amounted to 4.2 billion convertible marks (2.6 billion U.S. dollars), up 25.7 percent year-on-year, the country's Agency for Statistics said on Thursday.

The imports totaled 6.1 billion convertible marks (3.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 12.5 percent, according to the agency.

The coverage of import by export was 68.5 percent, and international trade in goods deficit amounted to 1.9 billion convertible marks (1.2 billion U.S. dollars), it said.

Exports to the European Union (EU) countries, BiH's most important trading partner, amounted to 3.1 billion convertible marks (1.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the same period, up 27.4 percent year-on-year. Imports from the EU amounted to 3.7 billion convertible marks (2.3 billion U.S. dollars), up 12.9 percent.

BiH's exports to the signatory countries of the Central European Free Trade Agreement -- Albania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia -- was up 27.5 percent year-on-year, while imports was up 15.1 percent.

The country's top export products were metal goods, furniture, and electricity, whereas the top three import products were petroleum and petroleum products, vehicles, and iron and steel. Enditem

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