Sharp increase trade surplus Eurozone – Telegraaf.nl

Sharp increase trade surplus Eurozone – Telegraaf.nl

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) –

The euro countries have both in December and throughout 2014 realized a substantial increase in the trade surplus. According to figures who brought the European statistics agency Eurostat Monday outside

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According to a first estimate trade surplus in December last year from 24.3 billion euros. That’s almost double the figure of 13.6 billion euros in December 2013. Throughout 2014, the surplus amounted to 194.8 billion euros, against 152.3 billion a year earlier.

Throughout European Union of 28 countries was measured a surplus of € 12.4 billion in December, an increase of 4.3 billion euros. Throughout 2014, however, the surplus more than halved, from 51.8 billion in 2013 to 24.2 billion euros.

The Netherlands had 57.5 billion the highest EU surplus after Germany, that the crown league with 201.8 billion

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