Eurozone and EU27 to Increase International Trade

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: June 17, 2013; 12:26 ♦ (Vindobona)

Euro area international trade in goods surplus 14.9 bn euro. 9.2 bn euro surplus for EU27

Eurozone and EU27 to Increase International Trade / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in April 2013 gave a 14.9 billion euro surplus, compared with +3.3 bn in April 2012. The March 2013 balance was +22.5 bn, compared with +6.9 bn in March 2012. In April 2013 compared with March 2013, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 0.8% while imports rose by 0.5%. These data are released by…