KSH: export surplus is declining

In August, exports in euros increased by 0.8, imports increased by 6.2 percent. Foreign trade surplus was 31 million euros, 401 million euros less than a year before, according to a second estimate of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Monday.

August’s foreign trade surplus was 20 million euros less than the first estimate published on 9 October, when the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported a 0.1 percentage point increase in exports and a similarly smaller import growth. (MTI)