After a slowdown at the end of 2018, trade picked up again in the first quarter of the year. Year-on-year, Slovenia’s exports in the period grew by 8.7% to nearly EUR 8.2 billion, while imports were up 8.5% to just over EUR 8 billion.
Trade surplus was at EUR 169 million, the Statistics Office reported. In March, exports reached EUR 2.86 billion, up 2.9% year-on-year. The figure was also higher than the EUR 2.65 billion generated in February. Imports amounted to EUR 2.83 billion, up 6.2% from March 2018, as well as from the month before (EUR 2.58 billion).
Source: Helen Svilan/Statistics Office
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