Stqarrijiet tal-aħbarijiet

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: April 2026

NR 100/2026
Data tal-Ħruġ: 09 taʼ Ġunju 2026
Data tal-Għeluq: 02 taʼ Ġunju 2026

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  • FʼApril 2026, Malta rreġistrat żbilanċ proviżorju taʼ €314.8-il miljun fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija.
  • Matul April 2026, l-importazzjoni tal-merkanzija naqset bʼ€59.9 miljun, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni tal-merkanzija żdiedet bʼ€61.4 miljun, fuq l-istess xahar tas-sena taʼ qabel.
  • Minn Jannar sa April tal-2026, l-importazzjoni tal-merkanzija mill-UE kienet taʼ €1,550.1 miljun (61.8 fil-mija tal-importazzjoni kollha tal-merkanzija), filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni tal-merkanzija lejn l-UE kienet taʼ €571.8 miljun (37.7 fil-mija tal-esportazzjoni kollha tal-merkanzija).

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: April 2026

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: April 2026

NR 100/2026
Data tal-Ħruġ: 09 taʼ Ġunju 2026
Data tal-Għeluq: 02 taʼ Ġunju 2026

Ċifri proviżorji tal-kummerċ tal-merkanzija juru li, fʼApril 2026, kien irreġistrat defiċit kummerċjali taʼ €314.8-il miljun, meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €436.1 miljun tal-istess xahar fl-2025.
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Il-Kummerċ Sħiħ tal-Merkanzija: April 2026

Fʼdin l-Istqarrija tal-Aħbarijiet qed jingħata tagħrif dwar il-kummerċ kollu tal-merkanzija sad-data tal-għeluq imsemmija. Ċifri proviżorji juru li, fʼApril 2026, kien irreġistrat defiċit taʼ €314.8-il miljun meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €436.1 miljun taʼ April 2025. L-importazzjoni kienet taʼ €714.8-il miljun, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni kienet taʼ €400.0 miljun, li jiġu tnaqqis taʼ €59.9 miljun fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ €61.4 miljun fl-esportazzjoni, meta mqabblin mal-istess xahar tas-sena taʼ qabel (Tabella nru 1).

It-tnaqqis fl-importazzjoni kien ġej l-aktar mill-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€91.8 miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, kien hemm żieda fil-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€35.5 miljun). Min-naħa tal-esportazzjoni, iż-żidiet ewlenin dehru fil-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€27.0 miljun), fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€25.8 miljun) u fʼOġġetti mixxellanji tal-manifattura (€18.7-il miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, naqset l-esportazzjoni tal-Kimika (€9.9 miljuni) (Tabella nru 3).

Il-Kummerċ Sħiħ tal-Merkanzija: Jannar-April 2026

Tul l-ewwel erbaʼ xhur tas-sena, id-defiċit naqas bʼ€296.1 miljun meta mqabbel mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel, u laħaq id-€989.6 miljun. L-importazzjoni kienet taʼ €2,507.5 miljuni, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni kienet taʼ €1,517.9-il miljun. Dan fisser tnaqqis taʼ €232.0 miljun fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ €64.1 miljun fl-esportazzjoni fuq l-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel (Tabella nru 1). Importazzjoni aktar baxxa dehret l-aktar fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€161.5 miljun), fi Tranżazzjonijiet u prodotti mixxellanji (€26.7 miljun) u fil-Kimika (€24.6 miljun). Min-naħa tal-esportazzjoni, iż-żidiet ewlenin kienu fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€85.3 miljun) u fl-Ikel (€17.9-il miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, kien hemm tnaqqis fi Tranżazzjonijiet u prodotti mixxellanji (€27.1 miljun) u fil-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€23.4 miljun) (Tabella nru 3).

Trade Statistics Chart 1

Il-merkanzija kienet, fil-biċċa l-kbira tagħha, miġjuba mill-Unjoni Ewropea (61.8 fil-mija) u mill-Asja (23.0 fil-mija). Simili għas-sitwazzjoni tal-importazzjoni, l-akbar numri tal-esportazzjoni kienu rreġistrati lejn l-Unjoni Ewropea (37.7 fil-mija) u l-Asja (12.0 fil-mija). L-akbar żieda fl-importazzjoni ġiet mill-Olanda (€117.3-il miljun), filwaqt li l-importazzjoni mill-Italja rreġistrat l-akbar tnaqqis (€94.4 miljun). L-esportazzjoni lejn il-Ġermanja rreġistrat l-akbar żieda (€43.2 miljun), filwaqt li dik lejn it-Turkija kellha l-akbar tnaqqis (€45.8 miljun) (Tabella nru 4).

Il-Kummerċ tal-Merkanzija eskluż kapitli speċifiċi1: April 2026

FʼApril, id-defiċit fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija li jħalli barra xi oġġetti speċifiċi kien jgħodd €205.0 miljuni, meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €293.6 miljun li kien irreġistrat fl-istess xahar tal-2025. L-importazzjoni u l-esportazzjoni kienu jiswew €459.8 miljun u €254.8 miljun, rispettivament, u bʼhekk kien hemm tnaqqis taʼ 10.3 fil-mija fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ 16.4 fil-mija fl-esportazzjoni fuq l-istess xahar tas-sena taʼ qabel (Tabella nru 1).

Trade Statistics Chart 2

Il-Kummerċ tal-Merkanzija eskluż kapitli speċifiċi1: Jannar-April 2026

Tul l-ewwel erbaʼ xhur tal-2026, id-defiċit fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija li jeskludi xi oġġetti speċifiċi naqas bʼ€257.6 miljun meta mqabbel mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel biex laħaq is-€766.8 miljun. L-importazzjoni naqset bʼ9.7 fil-mija, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni żdiedet bʼ7.8 fil-mija biex laħqu l-€1,740.0 miljun u d-€973.2 miljun, rispettivament (Tabella nru 1).

Imports vs Exports Chart
Imports and Exports Chart

1 Id-data teskludi Fjuwil Minerali, Lubrikanti u Materjal Relatat (Kapitlu 27), Inġenji tal-Ajru, Inġenji tal-Ispazju, u Partijiet Tagħhom (Kapitlu 88) u Bastimenti, Dgħajjes u Strutturi li jżommu f’Wiċċ l-Ilma (Kapitlu 89). Ara nota nru 8 fil-metodoloġija.

Nota: It-totali jistgħu ma jgħoddux eżatt minħabba l-arrotondament.

Tables

Tables

Table 1. Trade in Goods by period and trade flow 

Table 2. Total Trade in Goods by period and Broad Economic Category (BEC)

Table 2a. Total Trade in Goods by quarter and Broad Economic Category (BEC) 

Table 3. Total Trade in Goods by period and major commodity group

Table 4. Direction of Total Trade in Goods by period and continent/region/country

Table 4a. Total imports by period and region/country 

Table 4b. Total exports by period and region/country 

Table 5. Direction of Trade in Goods excluding specific chapters by period and continent/region  

Table 6. Total Trade in Goods by period and main trade chapter

Table 6a. Total imports by period and trade chapter 

Table 6b. Total exports by period and trade chapter

All Tables

Methodological Notes

1. Figures presented in this news release are based on register data available as at the cut-off date printed on the front page of this release. These are provisional figures based on information provided by traders and customs declarations on a monthly basis. Revisions to monthly and annual trade data may be carried out on a regular basis or as deemed necessary. No estimations are included in these figures to compensate for late or non-response by traders or late documentation of customs declarations.
 
2. Data in this release are based on:

i. The Intrastat Supplementary Declaration that traders in merchandise goods must submit in respect of arrivals (imports) and dispatches (exports) of goods from and to the Member States of the European Union (EU) in compliance with Subsidiary Legislation 406.08, and

ii. The Customs Declarations for imports from and exports to countries that are not Member States of the EU.

3. The Intrastat Supplementary Declaration for the collection of data on trade in goods between the Member States of the EU replaced the Customs Declaration as from 1 May 2004. The requirements of the Supplementary Declaration, which at EU level were introduced as from 1 January 1993, are similar in all the Member States of the EU.
 
4. As from May 2004, with the introduction of the Intrastat Supplementary Declaration as the source document for trade statistics, it was no longer possible to disaggregate total exports into domestic exports and re-exports.
 
5. The ‘Balance of Trade’ is the difference between a country’s exports and imports. A country has a trade deficit if it imports more than it exports; the opposite scenario signifies a trade surplus.
 
6. National concepts differ from the harmonised methodology used by Eurostat, leading to differences between figures in this release and those published by Eurostat. Malta uses the “General Trade” system for dissemination purposes in line with United Nations recommendations. On the other hand, monthly data sent to Eurostat for both Intra-EU and Extra-EU are compiled according to the “Special Trade” methodology. A more detailed explanation of these two concepts can be found in the “Statistical Concepts” link below (refer to methodological note 13).
 
7. i. The euro area (Trading Partners) include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (from January 2026), Croatia (from January 2023), Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia (from January 2014), Lithuania (from January 2015), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
 
ii. The EU (Trading Partners) includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia (from July 2013), Cyprus, Czech Republic (Czechia), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. As of 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU. The transition period that was in place – during which nothing changed – ended on 31 December 2020.
 
From the reference period February 2020 onwards, monthly news releases containing country-level data present EU figures excluding the United Kingdom. Users are advised to use data with caution when making comparisons since this will result in discrepancies, unless United Kingdom information is removed from previous figures.
 
iii. As from 1 January 2021, following the Withdrawal Agreement (Brexit) between the United Kingdom and the EU, Northern Ireland should be considered as part of the EU for International Trade purposes.
 
iv. EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries comprise Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
 
v. Ships and Aircraft Stores do not refer to a continent, region, or country, but represent a special destination category that should be considered separately from geographical locations.
 
8. As from the publication relating to the January 2021 reference period, the format of the news release changed. The main enhancement was the reporting of statistics which exclude specific chapters, namely Mineral fuels, oils and products (Chapter 27), Aircrafts/spacecrafts and parts thereof (Chapter 88) and Ships, boats and floating structures (Chapter 89). These are categories which are dominated by one-off transactions that could weigh heavily on the overall headline figures. Therefore, while the official figures remain those for total trade, data excluding these specific chapters is, in many cases, more suitable to analyse underlying economic trends.
 
9. As from April 2023, the Office launched an exercise aimed at enhancing the coverage, and thus reliability, of trade in goods data. This involved using an administrative source, in particular VAT data, to crosscheck existing data. Contact was made with traders, reminding them of their legal obligation to record intra-EU trade in the Intrastat system, which is resulting in the narrowing of data gaps. To provide users with consistent time series data, whenever possible, data extending back to 2016 is being requested. This process, which is still ongoing, is likely to lead to larger revisions than usual in the short term.
 
10. As from the reference period January 2021, data in Table 3 is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Rev.4.
 
11. As from the reference period January 2021, the Caribbean and the Bahamas Islands are included under North and Central America.
 
12. The percentage change for the Balance of Trade between the current month (y) and the corresponding month of the previous year (x), is calculated using the formula ((y-x)/abs(x))*100. A negative percentage change in the Balance of Trade means that it has widened (deteriorated), while a positive percentage change means that the Balance of Trade has narrowed (improved).
 
13. More information relating to this news release may be accessed at:

14. The data contained in this release is subject to revision. For an updated time-series which includes past data, please refer to the Statistical Indicators for this domain.

15. A detailed news release calendar is available online.

16. References to this news release are to be cited appropriately. For guidance on access and re-use of data please visit our dedicated webpage.

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