The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 578 million in July; compared to the same period of the previous year, the volume of export surpassed by 3.5%, that of import by 1.0% the one year earlier level.
The surplus was EUR 578 million, the balance improved by EUR 589 million year-on-year. The volume of export surpassed by 3.5%, that of import by 1.0% the one year earlier level. The seasonally and working-day adjusted export volume increased by 0.4% compared to 2025. June, that of import decreased by 2.1%.
In July 2025:
The value of export amounted to EUR 12.0 billion (HUF 4,804 billion), that of import was EUR 11.5 billion (HUF 4,574 billion).
In July 2025 compared to a year earlier:
The value of export increased by 1.7% and that of import decreased by 3.3% in EUR terms.
According to calendar-adjusted data the volume of export increased by 3.1%, that of import by 0.9%.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods decreased by 0.1% in export and by 2.7% in import, compared to the same month of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 2.6%. The HUF exchange rate depreciated by 1.6% against the EUR and improved by 5.7% against the US dollar.
The export volume of machinery and transport equipment increased by 5.9%, its import volume improved by 2.6%. The aggregate commodity group boosted the volume increase in total turnover by 3.3 percentage points on the export side, and by 1.2 percentage points in imports.
The export volume of manufactured goods decreased by 4.3%, their import volume lessened by 1.5%. The aggregate commodity group held the volume increase back by 1.3 percentage points in export and by 0.6 percentage points in import.
The export volume of fuels and electric energy increased by 50%, their import volume was 3,7% higher than one year earlier. The growth in the turnover of fuels and electric energy contributed to the volume increase in total turnover by 1.9 percentage points in export and by 0.4 percentage points in import.
The export volume of food, beverages and tobacco improved by 0.5%, their import volume increased by 5.7%. The volume change realised by the aggregate commodity group didn’t affect the export volume increase in merit and contributed to the import increase by 0.3 percentage points.
The volume of export to the EU-27 member states increased by 3.7%, the import from there decreased by 0.8%. Compared to July 2024 the balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 380 million, generating a surplus of EUR 736 million. This group of countries accounted for 75% of exports and 72% of imports.
In the extra-EU-27 trade the volume of export increased by 1.6%, that of import by 0.3%. The balance of the external trade in goods with these countries improved by EUR 209 million, showing a deficit of EUR 158 million.
In January–July 2025:
The value of exports amounted to EUR 86.5 billion (HUF 34,910 billion), that of imports to EUR 79.0 billion (HUF 31,903 billion).
In January–July 2025 compared to the one year earlier level:
The volume of export increased by 1.5%, that of import by 1.0%.
The balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 1.4 billion, the surplus was EUR 7.5 billion.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods increased by 3.6% on the export side, and by 2.4% on the import one, compared to the same period of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 1.2%. The HUF depreciated against the EUR by 3.5% and by 1.6% against the US dollar.
External trade in goods, January-July 2025
| Denomination | Export | Import | 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 | |
| Calculated in billion HUF | 34,910 | 105.1 | 31,903 | 103.4 | 3 008 | 650 |
| Calculated in million EUR | 86,466 | 101.7 | 79,015 | 100.0 | 7 451 | 1 422 |