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<h3>Hungary's export & import by group of countries</h3>
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 Budapest, August 6, 1999 (MTI-ECONEWS)


                           Jan-June, 1999
   Exports
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Group of            1998       1999      1999/98   1998     1999
countries           mUSD       mUSD        pc         share pc
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OECD              9,019.2   10,100.4     112.0     82.9     87.8
EU                7,820.0    8,769.4     112.1     71.9     76.2
   Germany        3,970.4    4,348.3     109.5     36.5     37.8
EFTA                150.5      162.9     108.2      1.4      1.4
CEFTA               980.5      910.0      92.8      9.0      7.9
CIS                 689.6      255.3      37.0      6.3      2.2
   Russia           465.0      148.7      32.0      4.3      1.3
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TOTAL:           10,879.4   11,509.5     105.8    100.0    100.0
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                           Jan-June, 1999
   Imports
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 Group of            1998      1999      1999/98    1998     1999
 countries           mUSD      mUSD        pc          share pc
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OECD               9,751.4  10,658.4     109.3      80.0     81.6
  EU               7,772.2   8,607.6     110.7      63.8     65.9
    Germany        3,307.1   3,879.6     117.3      27.1     29.7
EFTA                 240.7     244.7     101.7       2.0      1.9
CEFTA                847.0     924.1     109.1       6.9      7.1
CIS                1,019.3     790.1      77.6       8.4      6.1
    Russia           856.2     632.1      73.8       7.0      4.8
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 TOTAL:           12,188.2  13,060.3     107.2     100.0    100.0
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		    Hungary's foreign trade balance
                           Jan-June, 1999
                          in million USD
                         at current prices

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                           EXPORTS                  IMPORTS
                       1998       1999          1998       1999
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TOTAL                10,879.4   11,509.5      12,188.2   13,060.3
Customs statistics    7,308.5    6,667.4       9,436.8    9,215.9
Customs-free
 industrial zones     3,570.9    4,842.1       2,751.4    3,844.4
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    Source: Ministry of Economic Affairs (GM)
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