Analysts: investments and consumption increase import growth
The decisive role of investments and consumption in the country’s economic growth, together with its significant import content, led to a more rapid increase of imports, compared to exports in the first month of this year.
According to the first estimate of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) released on Monday, in January the value of exports in euro increased by 6.4 percent and imports by 9.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while the foreign trade surplus decreased by 225 million euros to 382 million euros. (MTI)
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