Record trade surplus in October

The Czech Republic had a record October trade surplus of 8.6 billion crowns (482.6 million US dollars), the Czech Statistics Office announced on Wednesday. Exports rose to an all-time monthly high of 238.4 billion with imports at a record 229.8 billion. The positive trade balance was fuelled by a 14.4 percent jump in exports of machinery and transport equipment compared with October 2006, a surge in foreign sales of telecoms and sound recording equipment, and strong exports of electrical equipment.