Czech May trade surplus triples to 241.4 million euros

The Czech Republic recorded a May trade surplus of 6.9 billion crowns (241.4 million euros, 329.1 million dollars), the Czech Statistical Office announced on Monday. The latest figure is a 4.7-billion-crown improvement on the 2.2-billion-crown surplus in May 2006 and reflects a 2.7-billion-crown decrease in the deficit for oil and other fuels and a 2.6-billion-crown gain in exports of manufactured goods, the office added. The April trade surplus came to 3.0 billion crowns, the first time country had a positive April trade balance since 1994.