Summary
Exports of goods decreased by 0.4% and imports of goods increased by 1.3% in the second quarter 2014, when compared with the second quarter 2013 (-3.3% and -1.1%, respectively, in the period March to May 2014). Trade balance deficit increased by EUR 236.2 million and the coverage rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points (p.p.) to 84.2%.
In June 2014, in terms of year-on-year change rates, exports of goods increased by 8.0% and imports by 9.6% (in May 2014 those figures were -3.7% and +1.5%, respectively).