KSH: foreign trade surplus close to record

In September, the value of exports in euros increased by 6.1 percent year-on-year and surpassed the previous month by 30.0 percent. Imports fell 0.8 percent year-on-year, but were 19.7 percent higher than in August. The foreign trade surplus was 1.140 billion euros in September. It is 664 million euros higher than a year earlier and only 10 million euros lower than the record amount in June 2016, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said based on its second estimate.