KSH: trade surplus amounted to 581 million euros in June

In June 2013 the value of exports was 6.7 billion euros (1978 billion HUF) and the value of imports was 6.1 billion euros (1805 billion HUF). The foreign trade balance amounted to 581 million euros (172 billion HUF) – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Monday.

The datas are essentially identical to the recently published ones.

In June, the foreign trade export volume decreased by 2.9 percent, wile the value of imports was 1.1 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year.

In the first six months of the year the volume of exports was 1.9 percent higher than in the same period of the last year, wile the value of imports was 3.2 percent higher than in the same period of th elast year. (MTI)