According to provisional data from Poland's Central Statistic Office, GUS, the value of Polish exports has risen by 6.5% in last December, to €152.8 billion. The value of imports was slightly higher than last year (by 0.7%), at €155.1 billion.

In 2013, the value of exports to emerging markets rose noticeably (by 11.4%, to €28 billion), while exports to developed markets grew by 5.5% to €124.7 billion. On the other hand, the value of imports from the developed markets has increased by 2.2% to the level of €101.7 billion.  The imports form emerging markets decreased by 2,1% (€53.4 billion). According to GUS, Germany is Poland’s biggest trade partner. Exports of goods to Germany increased by 5.9%. Among the country’s main exports markets in EU where there was rapid export growth: Spain (by 19.2%), Belgium (by 12.4%), Hungary (by 11.6%), Sweden (by 8.9%), Slovakia (by 7.9%), and Czech Republic (growth by 4%). The value of Poland's imports from the UK grew by 7.1%, faster than from any other major trading partner.

The largest increase of exported goods has been noticed in agricultural and food products sector (by 11.5% to almost €20 billion). Higher growth of exports was also noticeable in the electromechanical sector (by 6.9% to the level of €59.8 billion), and chemical industry products (by 8.2% to over €21.7 billion) (GUS/Ministry of Economy).

Source: www.paiz.gov.pl