Decreasing volume, improving balance

Exports totalled HUF 1,381 billion in April 2009, while imports totalled HUF 1,256 billion. Export was down by 29 percent calculated in EUR, while import was down by 35 percent compared to April 2008. The balance of foreign trade showed a surplus of HUF 125 billion in April, which represented an improvement of HUF 115 billion compared to 2008. EU markets accounted for 79 percent of export and 69 percent of import.