The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 713 million in October compared to the same period of the previous year, the volume of export lessened by 3.1%, that of import grew by 1.1%.
The surplus was EUR 713 million, the balance decreased by EUR 178 million, year-on-year. The volume of export decreased by 3.1% compared to the same period of the previous year, that of import grew by 1.1%. The seasonally and working-day adjusted export volume decreased by 1.4% compared to September 2025, that of import by 3.6%.
In October 2025:
The value of export amounted to EUR 12.8 billion (HUF 5,010 billion), that of import was EUR 12.1 billion (HUF 4,732 billion).
In October 2025 compared to a year earlier:
The value of export decreased by 0.9% and that of import grew by 0.6% in EUR terms.
According to calendar-adjusted data, the volume of export decreased by 3.6%, that of import by 0.7%.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods decreased by 0.6% in export and by 3.5% in import, compared to the same month of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 3.0%. The HUF exchange rate improved by 2.9% against the EUR and by 9.0% against the US dollar.
The export volume of machinery and transport equipment decreased by 2.6%, its import volume grew by 6.4%. The aggregate commodity group of machinery and transport equipment hastened the volume decrease in total turnover by 1.5 percentage points on the export side, and contributed to the total volume increase by 2.9 percentage points in imports.
The export volume of manufactured goods decreased by 6.2%, their import volume by 6.6%. The aggregate commodity group of manufactured goods contributed to the volume decrease in total export by 1.8 percentage points and slowed the volume growth by 2.5 percentage points in import.
The export volume of fuels and electric energy increased by 20%, their import volume grew by 5.1% year-on-year. The growth in the turnover of fuels and electric energy slowed the volume decrease in total turnover by 0.6 percentage points in export and contributed to the volume increase in import by 0.4 percentage points.
The export volume of food, beverages and tobacco lessened by 5.4%, their import volume grew by 5.6%. The volume change realised by the aggregate commodity group hastened the export volume decrease by 0.4 percentage points, while contributing to the volume increase in import by the same level of 0.4 percentage points.
The volume of export to the EU-27 member states decreased by 3.7%, import from there lessened by 3.4%. Compared to October 2024 the balance of the external trade in goods decreased by EUR 53 million, generating a surplus of EUR 1063 million. This group of countries accounted for 75% of exports and 71% of imports.
In the extra-EU-27 trade the volume of export decreased by 4.0%, that of import grew by 10%. The balance of the external trade in goods with these countries deteriorated by EUR 126 million, showing a deficit of EUR 351 million.
In January–October 2025:
The value of exports amounted to EUR 123 billion (HUF 49,364 billion), that of imports to EUR 115 billion (HUF 45,945 billion).
In January–October 2025 compared to one year earlier:
The volume of export decreased by 0.3%, that of import grew by 2.0%.
The balance of the external trade in goods increased by EUR 555 million, the surplus was EUR 8.5 billion.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods increased by 3.7% on the export side, and by 1.0% on the import one, compared to the same period of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 2.7%. The HUF depreciated against the EUR by 2.1%, and improved by 0.9% against the US dollar.
External trade in goods, January–October 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 | 49,364 | 103.4 | 45,945 | 103.0 | 3,419 | 289 |
| Calculated in million EUR | 123,271 | 101.4 | 114,747 | 101.0 | 8,525 | 555 |