Eurozone trade surplus at nearly 30 bln USD in March

BRUSSELS, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade surplus reached 22.9 billion euros (29.4 billion dollars) in March, the European Union's (EU) statistics bureau Eurostat said on Thursday.

The figure stood at only 10.1 billion euros in February.

The Eurostat said seasonally-adjusted exports rose by 2.8 percent and imports down by 1 percent respectively on a monthly basis in March.

For the 27-member European Union, there was a trade surplus of 15.8 billion euros, up from 1.7 billion euros in February.

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