The eurozone recorded a trade surplus of 4.500 million in March.

Brussels, May 18 .- The record euro zone March trade surplus of 4,500 million euros, while the EU had a deficit of 7,100 million euros, according to data provided today by the EU statistical office, Eurostat .

Exports from the countries of the euro area rose 22 percent in March over the same month the previous year, a trend also affected imports, which rose, sto energy credits, 20 percent.

In the whole of the European Union (EU), exports rose 24% on-year in March, the previous month, while imports rose 10.4.

In February, the trade surplus of the euro zone had been 2,400 million euros, while the deficit had reached Twenty-seven of 6,500 million.

March data are still provisional, so detailed information, ffxiv gil, is only available for February.

In that month, the trade balance surplus of manufactured goods increased in both the euro area (from 22 100 million euros in February 2009 to 31,000 in the same month this year), as in the whole EU, which step 7900-18000 million.

In contrast, the energy deficit increased in both areas, going from, aika gold, 33 300 million euros to 37,600 million in the euro area, and 38 900 to 43 100 million in member countries.

It also grew slightly in the total negative balance of raw materials, from 37 100 million in February 2009 to 40,000 million euro in the countries in the same month this year, and 46,000 million to 48,300 million in throughout the EU.

The surplus in the chapter on machinery and vehicles rose in the eurozone, from 15300-17500 billion euros, while in the Twenty over the 11 600 million to 13,000 million.

With regard to chemical products, its surplus increased in both areas, so that the 16 countries of the single currency recorded a surplus of 12,100 million euros in February 2009 compared to the 15,700 the same month this year, while Twenty-seven that went from 10500-14100 billion.

With regard to trade in the Twenty with its major international partners, exports registered a dramatic increase in China (47% compared to February 2009), Turkey (37%) and India (36%).

In contrast, exports to the U.S. and Russia showed a minimum decrease of 1%, and sales to Switzerland and Norway were small increases of 3 and 4 percent respectively.

In the case of imports, the most pronounced year decrease was registered with the U.S., 14 per cent, while Brazil and Japan recorded declines of 5 percent.

At the other extreme, imports from Russia rose 30%, followed by India (14%) and Turkey (12%).

As a result, the EU registered a decline of its trade deficit with China, of 28,000 million euros in February of 2009-22600 in the same month this year. There was also a positive trend in the balance with the U.S., which went from 4400-7900 million.

In contrast, the deficit worsened with Russia, which went from 7,300 million euros in February 2009 to 12,600 in the second month of the currentexercise.

The Member State with a more positive trade balance continued to be Germany, with a surplus of 20,600 million euros, followed distantly by Netherlands (6,700 million) and Ireland (6,200 million).

At the other end, remains the United Kingdom, with a deficit of 16,300 million, and then France (negative balance of 9,000 million) and Spain (8.000 million).

As a curious case, Estonia, Slovenia and Slovakia's trade balance remained exactly 0.