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Exports advanced 4.9% from a year earlier to EUR 5.954 billion while imports rose at a softer 1.4% to EUR 5.978 bln.

Considering 2019, the trade surplus declined to EUR 1.115 bln from EUR 2.310 bln in 2018, with imports jumping 3.5% and exports increasing 1.9%, SÚSR says.