January’s foreign trade balance ends in surplus after eleven months of deficit

Czechia's foreign trade balance ended in a surplus of CZK 9.5 billion in January after eleven months of deficit. According to the Czech Statistics Office it was CZK 2.1 billion higher year-on-year. Both imports and exports grew at a double-digit rate compared to January of last year. This year  exports of motor vehicles were particularly successful, growing by almost a quarter year-on-year in January.