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Euro area international trade in goods surplus €13.1 bn
As a result, the euro area recorded a €13.1 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2018, compared with +€25.3 bn in September 2017. Intra-euro area trade rose to €161.1 bn in September 2018, up by 2.2% compared with September 2017.
European Union
The first estimate for extra-EU28 exports of goods in September 2018 was €160.2 billion, up by 2.5% compared with September 2017 (€156.3 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €162.0 bn, up by 5.0% compared with September 2017 (€154.3 bn). As a result, the EU28 recorded a €1.8 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2018, compared with a surplus of €2.0 bn in September 2017. Intra-EU28 trade rose to €291.0 bn in September 2018, up by 0.5% compared with September 2017.
All Baltic states saw their exports rise
Lithuania's exports rose 8% to 21 bn euros in
January-September year-on-year. It also grew 8% to 10 bn euros in Latvia and
increased 11% to 11 bn euros in Estonia.
Imports went up 9% to 23 bn euros in Lithuania, grew 10 % to
12 bn euros in Latvia and also rose 10% to 12 bn euros in Estonia.
Lithuania's trade deficit stood at 2.1 bn euros, compared to
2.4 bn euros in Latvia and 1.4 bn euros in Estonia.