Foreign trade turnover[1] in January this year according to exports at current prices amounted to PLN 69.4 bn, while imports amounted to PLN 71.4 bn. The negative balance reached the level of PLN 2.0 bn, while the same period last year was positive and amounted to PLN 17.0 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of the 2017, exports decreased by 0.4%, and imports incteased by 5.3%.


SPECIFICATION

I 2018

2017

2018

bn

PLN

bn

USD

bn

 EUR

I 2017 = 100

I   

PLN

USD

EUR

structure in %

Exports

69.4

19.6

16.5

99.6

119.3

104.8

100.0

100.0

Developed countries

60.7

17.1

14.4

98.9

118.5

104.1

88.1

87.4

of which EU  

56.0

15.8

13.3

98.7

118.2

103.8

81.5

80.8

           of which  euro-zone

40.1

11.3

9.6

98.7

118.3

103.9

58.4

57.9

Developing countries

5.1

1.4

1.2

98.8

118.4

104.0

7.3

7.3

Count. of Cent. and East. Europe

3.6

1.0

0.9

114.2

136.8

120.2

4.6

5.3

Imports (country of origin)[2]

71.4

20.1

17.0

105.3

126.2

110.9

100.0

100.0

Developed countries

45.4

12.8

10.8

100.9

120.9

106.2

66.4

63.6

of which EU  

40.5

11.4

9.7

101.1

121.1

106.4

59.2

56.8

           of which  euro-zone

32.6

9.2

7.8

102.5

122.8

107.9

46.9

45.7

Developing countries

19.4

5.4

4.6

114.2

136.9

120.2

25.0

27.1

Count. of Cent. and East. Europe

6.6

1.9

1.6

113.6

136.1

119.5

8.6

9.3

Balance

-2.0

-0.5

-0.5

X

X

X

X

X

Developed countries

15.3

4.3

3.6

X

X

X

X

X

of which EU  

15.5

4.4

3.6

X

X

X

X

X

           of which  euro-zone

7.5

2.1

1.8

X

X

X

X

X

Developing countries

-14.3

-4.0

-3.4

X

X

X

X

X

Count. of Cent. and East. Europe

-3.0

-0.9

-0.7

X

X

X

X

X
 

[1]  Collection of data on foreign trade turnover is open. Data published formerly is updated according to new customs documentation and INTRASTAT declarations.

[2] Country of origin is the country where the commodity was produced or processed and in this form entered the Polish customs zone.