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Eurozone trade surplus grows in September

Xinhua, November 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The first estimate of eurozone's trade surplus increased in September, according to data released on Friday by Eurostat, the European Union's (EU) statistical office.

The surplus in goods trade was 20.5 billion euros (22 billion U.S. dollars) in September, compared with 17.4 billion euros surplus during the corresponding month in 2014, the figures showed.

Intra-euro area trade rose to 148.9 billion euros in September, up by 2 percent compared with September of last year, Eurostat said.

For the months from January to September, the euro area recorded a surplus of 176.9 billion euros, compared with 118.1 billion euros during the same months in 2014.

In a separate report also issued on Friday, Eurostat said the eurozone economy grew by only 0.3 percent in the third quarter of the year which shows that Europe's recovery remains fragile. (1 euro=1.08 U.S. dollar) Endit