Hungary Trade Surplus Narrows To 718 Million Euros In November

  • 10 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
Hungary Trade Surplus Narrows To 718 Million Euros In November
Hungary posted a 718 million euro trade surplus in November, narrowing by 79 million from the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Tuesday.

Exports rose by 6.1 percent to 9.066 billion euros and imports were up 7.8 percent at 8.348 billion.

Other European Union member states accounted for 80 percent of exports and 78 percent of imports.

In January-November, Hungary’s trade surplus reached 7.741 billion euros, narrowing by 1.493 billion from the same period a year earlier. Exports grew by 8.8 percent to 92.291 billion euros and imports increased 11.9 percent to 85.550 billion.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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