Exports increased 4.2% to €84.7 bln while imports were up 4.7% at €78.3 bln. The surplus for December alone came to €345 mln.
In 2014, the machinery and transport equipment sector had a €9.956 bln trade surplus and net exports of the food sector reached €2.479 bln. Hungary’s energy deficit reached €6.401 bln.
In a breakdown by segment, the data shows that exports of vehicle manufacturers rose 31.8% to €13.3 bln, while imports climbed 22.4% to €7.1 bln.
Exports of electric machinery and equipment increased 7.6% to €10.0 bln, while imports of the segment climbed 8.5% to €9.6 bln.
Hungary’s exports to the EU accounted for about 78% of the total, in euro terms, last year. Imports from other EU members made up around 75% of the total.
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