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Euro area international trade in goods surplus €22.5 bn
The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in March 2019 was €205.6 billion, an increase of 3.1% compared with March 2018 (€199.5 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €183.1 bn, a rise of 6.0% compared with March 2018 (€172.7 bn). As a result, the euro area recorded a €22.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2019, compared with + €26.9 bn in March 2018. Intra-euro area trade fell to €172.1 bn in March 2019, -0.3% compared with March 2018. In January to March 2019, euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world rose to ... (full story)