Euro Area Trade In Goods In Surplus

The euro area trade in goods balance with the rest of the world for October this year shows a surplus of 10.2bn euros compared with October last year and 9.5bn euros surplus with September. Exports fell by 1.4% in October but imports grew by 0.6%. The EU27 however showed a deficit of 9.4bn euros compared with a deficit of 11.3bn euros in October 2011. The deficit in September was 12.5bn euros. Exports fell by 1.7% while imports rose by 0.3% in October compared with September.