GUS: trade surplus reaches nearly PLN 12 bln

In January-May 2015, the value of Polish exports reached PLN 301.7 billion and imports value reached PLN 287.7 billion, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) informed on Monday. The trade surplus amounted to around PLN 11.9 billion, whereas in the same period in 2014 the trade deficit stood at PLN 3.07 billion. Poland recorded a smaller trade deficit with Russia, it amounted to PLN 13.9 billion, whereas it totaled at over PLN 20.6 billion in the corresponding period last year.  However, since the beginning of the year, the decrease of Polish exports to Russia stood at 31.4 percent y/y, which translates to PLN 3.8 billion.