# The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia HS 280421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280421 exports from The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| HS6 | 280421 |
| Latest exports | $179.9K |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | +19.8% |
| Destination HHI | 2,484 |
| Weighted share | 2.8% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Montenegro at $336.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Serbia at $485.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 29,663.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $518.5K
- 2011: $687.1K
- 2012: $312.8K
- 2013: $243.8K
- 2014: $168.4K
- 2015: $87.8K
- 2016: $52.0K
- 2017: $54.2K
- 2018: $23.2K
- 2019: $27.9K
- 2020: $58.5K
- 2021: $40.3K
- 2022: $263.7K
- 2023: $133.4K
- 2024: $69.3K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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