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HUNGARY TRADE SURPLUS AT EUR 1.1 BN IN FEBRUARY

 

Hungary had a 1.1 billion euro trade surplus in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data. The surplus widened by 343 million euros from the same month a year earlier. Exports rose by an annual 3.9% to 9.426 billion euros. Imports edged up by 0.1% to 8.308 billion euros. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for about 81% of exports and 77% of imports. For the period January-February, exports were up by 3.3% at 18.652 billion euros and imports rose by 1.3 to 17.1 billion euros. The trade surplus for the period stood at 1.541 billion euros, widening by 382 million euros from the same period a year earlier.