October trade surplus surpassed the analysts' expectations

Merchandise exports increased by 4.7, while imports increased by 2.7 percent in euros in October 2013, compared to October 2012 – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Monday.

The October trade surplus was 781 million euros. It was 164 million more, than in October 2012, and was just 50 million euros below, the extremely high 830 million euros of September.

In the first ten months of the year exports increased by 2.0 percent, while imports increased by 1.8 percent compared to the same period of the last year. The trade surplus of 6.179 billion euros is 231 million euros more than in the same period of last year. (MTI)