Published on: 8 June 2023

The surplus of the external trade in goods amounted in April to EUR 308 million

The value of export was 3.4% higher, while that of import 4.0% lower in EUR terms in April 2023 than in the same period of the previous year. The balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 836 million. Compared to the previous month, the level of export in goods decreased by 19% and the import of goods lessened by 16%.

In April 2023:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 11.5 billion (HUF 4,350 billion), that of imports to EUR 11.2 billion (HUF 4,248 billion).

The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 308 million (HUF 102 billion).

The share of EU Member States (EU27_2020) was 78% in exports and 68% in imports.

In April 2023 compared to a year earlier:

The value of export increased by 3.4%, while that of import decreased by 4.0% in EUR terms.

External trade in goods

Denomination Exports Imports Balance
value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices change compared to the same period of the previous year
April 2023
Billion HUF4 350 104.5 4 248 97.4 102 301
Million EUR11 477 103.4 11 169 96.0 308 836
January–April 2023
Billion HUF19 593 118.1 19 105 110.6 488 1 174
Million EUR50 663 112.3 49 301 105.0 1 362 3 188