Eurozone trade surplus doubles, boosts crisis countries

The prospects of the eurozone's nascent economic recovery were boosted on the 18 November after figures revealed that the bloc's trade surplus in 2013 was on course to double 2012.

According to data published by EU statistics agency Eurostat, the eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €109.6 billion with the rest of the world in the first nine months of 2013, up from €50.2 billion last year.

ESO: Background information: Barroso urges Germany to act on euro imbalances http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-urges-germany-to-act-on-euro-imbalances/

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