Eurozone trade balance in October than in large, Central

Eurostat 18, announced preliminary statistics show that, due to a substantial reduction in imports for the month of October of this year, 16 countries in the euro area trade surplus substantially increased to 88 million euros, well above the previous month's data.

On that day, Eurostat will also for the month of September the euro area trade surplus resulting of 37 million euros adjusted to 9 million euros, compared with last month's trade deficit in the euro area is 12 million euros.

Since February of this year, with the exception of August has 23 billion euros, the trade deficit in the euro area remain the trade surplus, the July trade surplus $ 123 billion euros for the month of July 2002, the highest level ever.

The data also show that the month of October, the EU 27 countries trade deficit to 38 million euros, well below the 9 month of 111 million euros and in the same period last year 245 million euros.

Data display, after seasonal adjustment in the euro area after 10 months of declining export chain 0.2%, imports dropped by 2.2%; while in the EU 27 countries for the month of October, after seasonal adjustment after export chain 0.2% rise in imports decreased 1.0%.