Published on: 8 August 2019

Surplus on external trade in goods amounts to EUR 556 million in June

In EUR terms, the value of exports diminished by 6.1% and that of imports by 1.7% in June 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus on external trade in goods fell by EUR 437 million.

In June 2019:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 9.0 billion (HUF 2,905 billion) and that of imports to EUR 8.4 billion (HUF 2,728 billion).

The surplus on external trade in goods was EUR 556 million (HUF 177 billion).

The share of European Union member states was 81% in exports and 72% in imports.

In June 2019 compared to a year earlier:

The value of exports was down by 6.1% and that of imports by 1.7% 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
June 2019
Billion HUF2 90594.3 2 728 98.9177–144
Million EUR8 979 93.9 8 423 98.3 556 –437
January–June 2019
Billion HUF17 627105.3 16 557 107.21 070–226
Million EUR55 030 103.2 51 702 105.0 3 328 –787