BUDAPEST, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian trade surplus reached 5.4 billion euros (6.37 billion U.S. dollars) in the fist six months of 2017, reaching the same level as in the first half of 2016, Hungarian central statistical office KSH said in a statement Tuesday in Budapest.
Exports reached 51 billion euros (60.18 billion dollars), whereas imports amounted to 45.6 billion euros (53.8 billion dollars) in the first half of the year, according to KSH.
"In June 2017, 79 percent of the exports, and 78 percent of the imports were conducted with the other countries of the European Union," KSH noted.
The figures were in line with the expectations of analysts and financial markets. Last year, the trade surplus reached a record of 10 billion euros (11.06 billion dollars).
For 2017, analysts are expecting a lower surplus of between 9 billion and 9.5 billion euros (10.6-11.2 billion dollars) due to the possible increase in imports.
