Czechia Trade Surplus Biggest in 2 Years

2026-05-07 07:28 By Kyrie Dichosa 1 min. read

The trade surplus in the Czech Republic widened to CZK 31.9 billion in March 2026 from CZK 28.1 billion a year earlier, coming in well above expectations of CZK 19.8 billion.

This marked the largest trade surplus since March 2024, as exports climbed 6.5%, driven by increased sales of machinery and transport equipment (+5.7%), manufactured goods by materials (+5.7%), chemicals and related products (+8.8%), mineral fuels and lubricants (+15%), and food and live animals (+6.8%).

Meanwhile, imports rose at a softer 6.0% to CZK 427.2 billion, attributed to higher purchases of mineral fuels and lubricants (+20.9%), chemicals and related products (+8.4%), food and live animals (+8.4%), machinery and transport equipment (+4.2%), and crude materials (+6.3%).

In the first three months of the year, the trade surplus narrowed to CZK 73.0 billion compared to CZK 74.6 billion in the corresponding period last year.



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Czechia Trade Surplus Biggest in 2 Years
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