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A euro zone presented trade surplus of 9.7 billion euros in August, according to seasonally adjusted data published this Thursday (16) by Eurostat, as the European Union’s statistics agency is known.
In July, the bloc had recorded a smaller positive balance of 6 billion euros, according to a revised figure.
In the monthly comparison, the bloc’s exports fell 0.8% in August, while imports fell 2.4%, also considering seasonal adjustments.
In the unadjusted result, the euro zone recorded a trade surplus of 1 billion euros in August, smaller than the surplus of 3 billion euros observed in the same month last year, Eurostat reported.
