BRATISLAVA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's trade balance swung to a deficit of 125 million euros (139.9 million U.S. dollars) in August, ending six consecutive months of trade surpluses, according to preliminary data released by the Slovak Statistics Office on Friday.
Slovakia's exports rose 5.4 percent year-on-year to 8.3 billion euros (9.29 billion dollars) in August, while imports increased 7 percent to 8.4 billion euros (9.40 billion dollars), the data showed. The country recorded a trade surplus of 2.3 million euros (2.6 million dollars) in August 2025.
Machinery and transport equipment remained the country's largest traded commodity category, accounting for nearly 57 percent of total exports and 47 percent of total imports.
Other European Union (EU) member states accounted for nearly 81 percent of Slovakia's exports in August, while imports from these countries made up about 64 percent of the total.
Exports to other EU member states increased by more than 8 percent year-on-year, while imports from the bloc rose over 11 percent. In contrast, exports to non-EU countries fell 6 percent, while imports from those countries edged up 0.1 percent.
The country posted a trade surplus of 1.5 billion euros (1.68 billion dollars) in the first eight months of 2026, unchanged from the same period a year earlier, according to the Statistics Office. ■