FX.co ★ Czech Republic Trade Surplus Narrows in April

The Czech Republic experienced a reduction in its trade surplus, decreasing to CZK 23.2 billion in April 2025 from CZK 30.1 billion during the same month in the previous year. Imports increased by 0.6% year-on-year, reaching CZK 385.3 billion. This rise was primarily attributed to higher demand for food and live animals (up 9.9%), mineral fuels and lubricants (up 17.1%), and manufactured articles (up 4.5%). Conversely, exports witnessed a decline of 1.1%, amounting to CZK 408.5 billion. This decrease was driven by lower sales of crude materials (down 7.4%), manufactured goods (down 3.9%), and chemicals and related products (down 2.3%). Cumulatively, over the first four months of the year, the trade surplus amounted to CZK 106.2 billion, with exports and imports growing by 4.3% and 5.1%, respectively.