Foreign trade turnover of goods in total and by countries in January-August 2019
A A AForeign trade turnover[1] in January – August this year according to exports at current prices amounted to PLN 657.6 bn, while imports amounted to PLN 657.2 bn. The positive balance reached the level of PLN 0.4 bn, while in the same period last year amounted to minus PLN 12.3 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of the 2018, exports increased by 6.2%, and imports by 4.1%.
Exports expressed in USD amounted to 173.0 bn USD while imports amounted to USD 172.9 bn (a decrease in exports of 1.5% and in imports of 3.5%). The positive balance reached the level of USD 0.1 bn, while in the same period last year amounted to minus USD 3.5 bn.
Exports and imports in EUR amounted to EUR 153.3 billion each (an increase in exports of 4.8% and in imports of 2.7%). The positive balance reached the EUR 0.0 bn and minus EUR 2.9 bn in the same period in 2018.
Note. Due to the rounding of data, in some cases sums of components may slightly differ from the amount given in the item ”total”.
[1] Collection of data on foreign trade turnover is open. Data published formerly is updated according to new customs documentation and INTRASTAT declarations.