Eurozone: Trade Surplus € 1.3bn Y/Y

PoliticsBrussels ♦ Published: April 15, 2013; 11:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

Euro area international trade in goods surplus € 10.4 bn

Eurozone: Trade Surplus € 1.3bn Y/Y / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Biberbaer [CC BY-SA 3.0]

The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in February 2013 gave a 10.4 billion euro surplus, compared with +1.3 bn in February 2012. The January 2013 balance was -4.7 bn, compared with -9.2 bn in January 2012. In February 2013 compared with January 2013, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.1% while imports fell by 2.1%. These data…