Trade surplus for Poland in January: stats office

Poland had a foreign trade surplus of around EUR 1.5 billion in January, the country’s statistics office has reported.

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Poland’s exports in the first month of this year totaled EUR 28.1 billion, while imports were worth EUR 26.7 billion, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said on Wednesday.

It added that Poland's exports in January increased by 12 percent in zloty terms at current prices compared with the first month of 2022, while imports grew by 5.6 percent year on year.

Poland’s largest export markets in January were Germany, the Czech Republic and France, while Germany, China and the United States were the country’s largest import markets, data showed.

Foreign trade turnover in January 2023 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 131.1 bn (+ 12.0% YoY), while in imports - PLN 124.3 bn (+5,6% YoY). https://t.co/PNyOHln73z#StatisticsPoland #ForeignTrade #imports #exports pic.twitter.com/nJEPREcWGq

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) March 15, 2023

Poland ended last year with a foreign trade deficit of around EUR 19.8 billion, according to Statistics Poland.

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Source: PAP, IAR, stat.gov.pl