Stqarrijiet tal-aħbarijiet

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: Mejju 2026

NR 121/2026
Data tal-Ħruġ: 10 taʼ Lulju 2026
Data tal-Għeluq: 02 taʼ Lulju 2026

Birzebbuga,,Malta,-,May,,2021:,Harbor,With,Cranes,,Ships,And
  • Malta rreġistrat żbilanċ proviżorju taʼ €339.0 miljun fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija fʼMejju 2026.
  • FʼMejju 2026, l-importazzjoni u l-esportazzjoni tal-merkanzija żdiedu bʼ16.4 fil-mija u bʼ26.6 fil-mija, rispettivament, fuq l-istess xahar tas-sena taʼ qabel.
  • Minn Jannar sa Mejju tal-2026, l-importazzjoni tal-merkanzija mill-UE kienet taʼ €2,141.4 miljun, li tiġi 62.3 fil-mija tal-importazzjoni kollha tal-merkanzija, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni tal-merkanzija lejn l-UE laħqet is-€659.5 miljun, li tiġi 32.0 fil-mija tal-esportazzjoni kollha tal-merkanzija.

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: Mejju 2026

Il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali tal-Merkanzija: Mejju 2026

NR 121/2026
Data tal-Ħruġ: 10 taʼ Lulju 2026
Data tal-Għeluq: 02 taʼ Lulju 2026

Ċifri proviżorji tal-kummerċ tal-merkanzija juru li, fʼMejju 2026, kien irreġistrat defiċit kummerċjali taʼ €339.0 miljun, meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €326.9 miljun tal-istess xahar fl-2025.
Birzebbuga,,Malta,-,May,,2021:,Harbor,With,Cranes,,Ships,And

Fʼdin l-Istqarrija tal-Aħbarijiet qed jingħata tagħrif dwar il-kummerċ kollu tal-merkanzija sad-data tal-għeluq imsemmija. Ċifri proviżorji juru li, fʼMejju 2026, kien irreġistrat defiċit taʼ €339.0 miljun meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €326.9 miljun taʼ Mejju 2025. L-importazzjoni kienet taʼ €855.1 miljun, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni kienet taʼ €516.1-il miljun, li jiġu żieda taʼ €120.5 miljun fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ €108.4 miljuni fl-esportazzjoni, meta mqabblin mal-istess xahar tas-sena taʼ qabel (Tabella nru 1).

Iż-żieda fl-importazzjoni kienet ġejja l-aktar mill-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€170.3 miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, kien hemm tnaqqis fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€30.1 miljun), fil-Kimika (€8.7 miljuni) u fl-Ikel (€8.6 miljuni). Min-naħa tal-esportazzjoni, l-akbar żidiet dehru fil-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€88.7 miljun) u fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€30.9 miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, naqset l-esportazzjoni tal-Kimika (€7.2 miljuni) (Tabella nru 3).

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

Tul l-ewwel ħames xhur tas-sena, id-defiċit naqas bʼ€234.7 miljun meta mqabbel mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel, u laħaq l-€1,377.4 miljun. L-importazzjoni kienet taʼ €3,435.7 miljun, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni kienet taʼ €2,058.3 miljun. Dan fisser tnaqqis taʼ €41.9 miljun fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ €192.8 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 (€150.0 miljun), fil-Kimika (€31.1 miljun) u fi Tranżazzjonijiet u prodotti mixxellanji (€30.0 miljun). Min-naħa oħra, żdiedet l-importazzjoni tal-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€172.8 miljun). Min-naħa tal-esportazzjoni, iż-żidiet ewlenin kienu fil-Makkinarju u t-tagħmir tat-trasport (€116.8-il miljun), fil-Fjuwil minerali, lubrikanti u materjal relatat (€83.5 miljun) u fl-Ikel (€17.8-il miljun). Min-naħa l-oħra, kien hemm tnaqqis fi Tranżazzjonijiet u prodotti mixxellanji (€28.9 miljun) (Tabella nru 3).

Trade Statistics Chart 1

Il-merkanzija kienet, fil-biċċa l-kbira tagħha, miġjuba mill-Unjoni Ewropea (62.3 fil-mija) u mill-Asja (22.2 fil-mija). Simili għas-sitwazzjoni tal-importazzjoni, l-akbar numri tal-esportazzjoni kienu rreġistrati lejn l-Unjoni Ewropea (32.0 fil-mija) u l-Asja (11.6 fil-mija). L-akbar żieda fl-importazzjoni ġiet mill-Olanda (€124.1 miljun), filwaqt li l-importazzjoni minn Franza rreġistrat l-akbar tnaqqis (€74.6 miljun). L-esportazzjoni lejn il-Ġermanja rreġistrat l-akbar żieda (€45.8 miljun), filwaqt li dik lejn it-Turkija kellha l-akbar tnaqqis (€52.2 miljun) (Tabella nru 4).

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

FʼMejju, id-defiċit fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija li jħalli barra xi oġġetti speċifiċi kien jgħodd €219.6-il miljun, meta mqabbel mad-defiċit taʼ €263.7 miljun li kien irreġistrat fl-istess xahar tal-2025. L-importazzjoni u l-esportazzjoni kienu jiswew €476.5 miljun u €256.9 miljun, rispettivament, u bʼhekk kien hemm tnaqqis taʼ 6.7 fil-mija fl-importazzjoni u żieda taʼ 4.0 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-Mejju 2026

Tul l-ewwel ħames xhur tal-2026, id-defiċit fil-kummerċ tal-merkanzija li jeskludi xi oġġetti speċifiċi naqas bʼ€281.2 miljun meta mqabbel mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel biex laħaq l-€1,006.4 miljuni. L-importazzjoni naqset bi 8.2 fil-mija, filwaqt li l-esportazzjoni żdiedet bʼ7.1 fil-mija biex laħqu l-€2,242.7 miljun u l-€1,236.3 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) includes 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) comprises 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. Stores and Provisions – Intra Community Trade (QR), is an essential component of the official Intra-EU (changing composition) aggregate used to define total trade within the Union. To ensure complete coverage and prevent undervaluation, trade values for this code must be added to the individual Member State totals when calculating the overall aggregate for the European Union. This aggregation is required to align with technical definitions that classify these specific transactions as occurring within the Union’s statistical territory.

vi. Stores and Provisions – Extra Community Trade (QS), forms part of the official Extra-EU aggregate used to measure trade between the European Union and non-EU countries. To ensure complete coverage and prevent undervaluation, trade values reported under QS must be added to the individual non-EU partner country totals when calculating total Extra-EU trade. This treatment is consistent with the Eurostat ITGS framework, which classifies these transactions as occurring within the statistical scope of Extra-EU trade.

 

vii. Ships and Aircraft Stores: Supplies of goods to foreign-going ships and aircraft for consumption during voyages or flights are recorded under Ships and Aircraft Stores (or Stores and Provisions). These goods include fuel, lubricants, food, beverages and other operational consumables. Such transactions are recorded as exports and are allocated to a separate geographical category rather than to a specific partner country. This category is shown separately in trade tables and is not attributed to any individual country or region.

Note: Since Ships and Aircraft Stores may be influenced by large refuelling or provisioning operations, they are often analysed separately from country-based export flows to provide a clearer picture of underlying trade developments. 

 
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), Aircraft/spacecraft 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. In April 2023, the National Statistics 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 cross-check 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 has been requested. This process, which is still ongoing, may 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).
 
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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.

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