Foreign trade surplus was 279 million euros in August

In August, the value of export calculated in euros decreased by 4.0 percent while import calculated in euros decreased by 0.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

The trade balance surplus was 279 million euros (88 billion HUF), 217 million euros (60 billion HUF) euros less than in August 2013 – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) told on Friday.

According to the detailed data in August 2014 the value of export was 6.020 billion euros (1,881 billion HUF), while the value of import was 5.741 billion euros (1,792 billion HUF). (MTI)