External Trade - December 2014
In December 2014, according to preliminary data of ‘national concept' in current prices, the trade balance ended in a deficit of CZK 3.0 bn, which was by CZK 7.2 bn better result year−on−year (y−o−y).
Year−on−year, total balance in national concept was favourably influenced mainly by a decrease in deficit in 'mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials' (by CZK 7.6 bn) and an improvement of the trade balance in 'beverages and tobacco' (by CZK 1.4 bn) as a deficit turned into a surplus. An unfavourable development was seen in 'chemicals and related products' (deficit up by CZK 1.4 bn y−o−y), 'miscellaneous manufactured articles' and 'crude materials, inedible, except fuels' (surplus down by CZK 0.8 bn and CZK 0.4 bn respectively). Surplus in trade in 'machinery and transport equipment' remained unchanged at CZK 19.4 bn in December 2014 compared to December 2013.
The trade balance with EU28 Member States ended in a surplus of CZK 32.1 bn, which was by CZK 4.7 bn more, y−o−y. Deficit of trade with non-EU countries shrank by CZK 3.0 bn to amount to CZK 33.7 bn.
In December, national concept exports grew by 10.0% (to CZK 235.9 bn) and imports by 6.3% (to CZK 238.9 bn), y−o−y.
In 2014, trade surplus in national concept reached CZK 157.1 bn which represented a y−o−y increase of CZK 50.5 bn. From the beginning of the year exports and imports went up by 12.7% and 11.4% respectively, y−o−y.
Detailed information on external trade in national concept is available on website: http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/vzonu_ts. Preliminary data are based on the cross-border trade of residents and estimates of internal trade between residents and non-residents. These estimates will be updated next month.
National concept of external trade reflects export and import performance of the Czech economy, i.e. the external trade balance of the Czech Republic as well. It measures real trade in goods carried out between the Czech and foreign entities, i.e. a change of ownership between residents and non-residents. On the other hand, cross-border concept of external trade reflects only physical movements of goods across the border regardless of whether the trade between the Czech and foreign entities occurs. These data are internationally comparable and can be used as indicators of development of value of the trade.
In December 2014, according to preliminary data of ‘cross-border concept’ in current prices, exports and imports grew by 10.3% and 5.1% respectively, y−o−y.
Month-on-month, in ‘cross-border concept’ seasonally adjusted exports rose by 1.4% while imports dropped by 2.6%. The development trend shows increasing exports (+1.3%) and imports (+0.1%).
Y-o-y, exports and imports in terms of euro increased by 9.9% and 4.7% respectively. In terms of US dollars exports and imports fell by 1.1% and 5.8% respectively.
Total exports of goods in ‘cross-border concept’ (goods leaving the Czech Republic territory) amounted to value of CZK 279.0 bn and total imports in ‘cross-border concept’ (goods entering the Czech Republic territory) reached CZK 256.3 bn.
Total 'machinery and transport equipment' exports grew by 12.3% (CZK +17.5 bn) y−o−y. Exports went up mainly in 'road vehicles' (CZK +5.4 bn), 'electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances' (CZK +2.8 bn) and 'office machines, automatic data-processing machines' (CZK +2.6 bn). Total 'machinery and transport equipment' imports rose by 11.2% (CZK +12.3 bn), of which the largest increases were observed in 'electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances' (CZK +4.6 bn), 'telecommunications and sound-recording equipment' (CZK +2.4 bn) and 'road vehicles' (CZK +2.2 bn). Imports of 'mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials’ dropped by 27.7% (CZK −7.9 bn), y−o−y. Imports of crude petroleum decreased (by −20.1%) in value and (by −5.8%) in volume. Imports of natural gas went down (by −52.5%) in value and (by −45.2%) in volume.
In 2014 compared to 2013, exports and imports in cross-border concept grew by 13.5% and 11.8% respectively. The external trade turnover went up by CZK 763.8 bn to CZK 6 762.0 bn, y−o−y.
Detailed information on external trade in ‘cross-border concept’ is available on website: http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/vzoph_ts.
Notes:
Exports and imports in ‘national concept’ are derived from adjustments of data on movement of goods across the border (‘cross-border concept’). Goods which are moved in/from the territory of the Czech Republic by foreign entities are excluded and, on the other hand goods traded between the Czech and foreign entities on the territory of the Czech Republic are taken into account. Table 5 on website: http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/vzonu_ts shows this adjustment.
The both concepts of external trade include the value of goods sent for inward or outward processing. Goods sent for processing are excluded from the value of exports and imports in the balance of payments and in the national accounts according to ESA and BPM6.
The data in national concept are used as an input data source for the balance of the payments and the national accounts.
The published data are based on data obtained of 98.3% of companies (for goods dispatched) and 98.1% of companies (for goods arrived) obliged to report to the Intrastat system. Data for companies that failed to report (non-response) have been imputed according to dispatches and arrivals that these companies reported in the previous periods. Data for companies exempted from the reporting duty were estimated on the basis of the data given in the VAT return forms. The VAT data which are not available are extrapolated on the basis of the values in previous periods.
The data for individual months of 2013 are final; the data for individual months of 2014 are preliminary. Preliminary data of the reference month are released together with updated data of the previous three months in cross-border concept and with updated data of the last finished quarter and individual months of the reference quarter in national concept.
All data are processed from basic reporting units and subsequently rounded.
Detailed methodology information is available on website of the CZSO:
National concept:
http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/external_trade_in_goods_according_to_the_change_of_ownership_%28national_concept%29_
Cross-border concept:
http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/external_trade_in_goods_according_to_the_movement_%28cross_border_concept%29_
Responsible manager of the CZSO: Ing. Jaroslav Sixta, Ph.D. phone (+420) 274 054 253, e-mail: jaroslav.sixta@czso.cz
Contact: Mgr. Karel Král phone (+420) 274 052 161, e-mail: karel.kral@czso.cz
Method of data collection: Intrastat forms and Single administrative documents.
Value Added Tax declaration forms
End of data collection: 20th working day after the end of the reference month
Documents available on the CZSO website: w-241013-14 External Trade of the Czech Republic –detailed breakdown (periodicity: monthly): http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/external-trade-of-the-czech-republic-monthly-data-december-2014-3kb0e0u8kp
External Trade Database: http://apl.czso.cz/pll/stazo/STAZO.STAZO?jazyk=EN
Next News Release: March 9, 2015
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