Published on: 6 November 2020

Surplus on external trade in goods amounts to EUR 1.1 billion in September, exports grow by 28% and imports by 18% compared to August

In EUR terms, the value of exports increased by 4.6%, while that of imports went down by 2.4% in September 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year. The balance of external trade in goods improved by EUR 665 million on September 2019. Compared to the previous month, the level of external trade rose significantly, exports grew by 28% and imports by 18% compared to August 2020.

In September 2020:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 10,139 million (HUF 3,633 billion) and that of imports to EUR 8,998 million (HUF 3,216 billion).

The surplus on external trade in goods was EUR 1.1 billion (HUF 417 billion).

The share of EU-27 Member States was 78% in exports and 71% in imports.

In September 2020 compared to a year earlier:

The value of exports increased by 4.6%, while that of imports fell by 2.4% 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
September 2020
Billion HUF3,633 113.1 3,216 105.4 417 256
Million EUR10,139 104.6 8,998 97.6 1,141 665
January–September 2020
Billion HUF26,177 99.0 24,895 98.4 1,283 138
Million EUR75,475 92.1 71,809 91.6 3,666 139