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 on Wednesday.
The surplus widened by 343 million euros from the same month a year earlier.
Exports rose by an annual 3.9 percent to 9.426 billion euros. Imports edged up by 0.1 percent to 8.308 billion euros.
Trade with other European Union member states accounted for about 81 percent of exports and 77 percent of imports.
For the period January-February, exports were up by 3.3 percent at 18.652 billion euros and imports rose by 1.3 percent 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.
