In total, exports amounted to €8 billion and imports to €7.1 bln, data from KSH show. The share of European Union Member States was 80% in exports and 79% in imports, KSH said.
In the first four months of the year, the value of exports and imports rose by 2.5% and 1.2%, respectively, in euro terms. The value of exports was €30.6 bln, and that of imports €27.2 bln. The trade surplus came to €3.4 bln.
As compared to the first quarter of the previous year, exports and imports were up 2.5% and 1.2%, respectively, in euro terms. The trade surplus increased by €406 mln.
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