Exports and imports of goods increased by 6.3% and 2.1%, respectively, in the second quarter 2013, when compared with the second quarter 2012, which led to a EUR 424.2 million decrease in the deficit of the trade balance and an increase of 3 p.p. in the coverage rate .
In year-on-year terms, in June 2013, exports decreased by 1.2% and imports increased by 0.9% (in May 2013 those figures were +5.1% and -3.1%, respectively).