Published on: 8 April 2019

Surplus of external trade in goods amounted to EUR 891 million in February

In EUR terms, exports increased by 6.9% and imports grew by 7.0% in January 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus of external trade in goods was up by EUR 49 million.

In February 2019:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 9.1 billion (HUF 2,900 billion) and that of imports to EUR 8.2 billion (HUF 2,616 billion).

The surplus of external trade in goods was EUR 891 million (HUF 283 billion).

The share of European Union Member States was 82% in exports and 76% in imports.

In February 2019 compared to a year earlier:

Exports increased by 6.9% and imports grew by 7.0% in EUR terms.

External trade in goods

Denomination Exports Imports Balance
value, at current prices same period of previous year =100.0% value, at current prices same period of previous year =100.0% value, at current prices change compared to same period of previous year
In February 2019
Billion HUF2 900109.3 2 616 109.428321
Million EUR9 117 106.9 8 226 107.0 891 49
In January–February 2019
Billion HUF5 785109.7 5 378 111.5407–42
Million EUR18 121 106.7 16 838 108.4 1 283 –166