Hungary had a 1.009 billion euro trade deficit in October, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Thursday.
The gap widened from 745 million euros in September, but narrowed from 1.580 billion in August, the largest in a series of consecutive monthly deficits running for more than a year, an anomaly for Hungary, an export-driven economy where trade surpluses are the norm.
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For the period January-October, Hungary’s exports increased by an annual 19.9 percent, while imports rose by 29.5 percent. The trade deficit reached 6.809 billion euros for the period.
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