€4.6-bn surplus in Aug euro area goods trade; EU sees €1.7-bn deficit

The euro area exports of goods in August were worth €216.7 billion—a drop of 2.4 per cent YoY; imports stood at €212.1 billion—a fall of 2.3 per cent YoY, and the trade surplus was €4.6-billion.
The EU’s goods exports in the month were worth €195.6 billion—down by 1.8 per cent YoY; imports stood at €197.2 billion in the month—down by 0.8 per cent YoY; and the trade deficit was €1.7-billion.