According to analysts, the domestic demand is slowly picking up

Market analysts said that the domestic consumption and the expected recovery of investments can bring the major expansion of imports. In parallel the trade surplus may decline but only from the second half of the year.

According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Wednesday, the exports calculated in euros increased by 5.0 percent percent in February, while the imports calculated in euros increased by 3.5 percent in February, compared with the same period of the previous year. The trade surplus increased to 766 million euros, which was 118 million euros higher than in last February. (MTI)