KSH data suggest that exports climbed by 13.4%, reaching some €8.044 bln, while imports rose 8.9% to €7.225 bln, during the period.

KSH said that the share of European Union Member States was 79% both in exports and imports.

In the first half of 2015, the trade surplus reached €4.310 bln. Exports rose 7.9% to €45.193 bln during the period. Imports increased by 5.8% to €40.883 bln.