Foreign trade surplus of the euro zone increased in September

According to the first estimate released by Eurostat, the European Union’s (EU) statistical office, eurozone’s trade surplus increased in September.

The surplus in goods trade was 20.5 billion euros (22 billion USD) in September, compared to the 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. (MTI)