# The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia HS 540490 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 540490 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 | 540490 | | Latest exports | $1.8M | | Active destinations | 6 | | Three-year growth | -5.6% | | Destination HHI | 3,221 | | Weighted share | 21.7% | ## Destination markets - Turkey: $461.1K; share 2.4%; growth +0% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Montenegro at $5.2K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Bosnia and Herzegovina at $967.6 / ton. - Median reported price: $1.6K / ton. - Price spread: 263.2%. ## Export history - 2010: $21.2K - 2011: $266.4K - 2012: $386.3K - 2013: $748.0K - 2014: $1.2M - 2015: $1.0M - 2016: $1.2M - 2017: $1.2M - 2018: $874.9K - 2019: $1.4M - 2020: $1.1M - 2021: $1.5M - 2022: $1.8M - 2023: $1.4M - 2024: $1.3M ## 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 ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/mkd/540490", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/540490", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/mkd/540490", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "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.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "540490", "exporter_iso3": "MKD", "first_data_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 30, "current_lane_count": 6, "active_market_count": 6, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 1799356.2747794392, "exports_current_2024_usd": 1257688.16764655, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 1500448.4740511782, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 1420792.7997775371, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1278674.538874083, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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