KSH said that both exports and imports rose by 3.1% to €7.616 bln and by 2.1% to €6.773 bln, respectively. In volume terms, both exports and imports rose 5.0%, faster than in euros, KSH added.

KSH also revised the trade surplus of the January-November period, raising the figure to €6.177 bln. Exports increased by 3.5% to €78.032 bln and imports were up by 4% at €71.855 bln. Eleven-month exports rose 6.7% in volume terms and imports rose 8.2%, also at a quicker pace than euro-term trade, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.