Austrian exports rose in February

Austrian exports rose in February by 5.5 per cent year on year to 7.82 million Euros, according to Statistik Austria.The agency added today (Fri) that imports had grown by 3.4 per cent year on year to 8.08 billion Euros in February. Both exports and imports had declined year on year in January.For the two months of January and February combined, exports rose by 1.6 per cent year on year to 14.74 billion Euros, and imports increased on 0.2 per cent year on year to 15.30 billion Euros.Austrian exports to other EU member states grew by 7.6 per cent year on year to 5.61 billion Euros, and exports to non-EU member states rose by 0.6 per cent year on year to 2.21 billion Euros in February.Imports from other EU member states increased by 4.6 per cent year on year to 5.83 billion Euros, and imports from non-EU member states went up by 0.5 per cent year on year to 2.25 billion Euros in February.