EU's foreign trade surplus increased in December

The European Union’s (EU28) foreign trade surplus increased in December 2013, compared to November 2013. In December, the foreign trade surplus was 8.2 billion euros, while in November it was 3.1 billion euros – the Eurostat published its preliminary calculations.

In this same period, in the Eurozone that has 17 Member States, the foreign trade surplus decreased to 13.9 billion euros, from the previous trade surplus of 17 billion euros.

EU's foreign trade surplus in 2013 was 49.9 billion euros, while in 2012, the trade balance even showed a deficit of E115 billion euros. In the Eurozone the surplus increased to a new annual top in 2013 to 153.8 billion euros, after the in surplus after the 79.7 billion euros surplus of 2012. (MTI)