Euro area international trade in goods surplus €23.4 bn

The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in March 2015 was €182.4 billion, an increase of 11% compared with March 2014 (€164.4 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €159.1 bn, a rise of 7% compared with March 2014 (€148.3 bn).
As a result, the euro area recorded a €23.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2015, compared with +€16.1 in March 2014.
Intra-euro area trade rose to €150.0 bn in March 2015, +5% compared with March 2014.