Eurozone improves its trade balance

The Community statistical office Eurostat reported today that the balance of trade of the countries of the euro zone (countries that have adopted the euro as their official currency) registered last July a surplus of 18 billion euros, while in the whole of the EU (countries belonging to the European Union with or without the euro as official currency) increased to 10 billion.

Last July the euro zone countries totaled a surplus of international trade of goods with the rest of the world of 18 billion euros,  while during the same month in 2012 only reached 13 billion.

While the 28 States of the EU, last July, had a surplus of 10 billion euros, compared with the 1 300 million reached in July 2012.