(MENAFN) Official data showed that the eurozone trade surplus expanded in September, with a rise in exports offering rare good news for an embattled European economy that is worrying the world, AFP reported.
The export turnaround, which breaks a three-month string of declines, comes just days after it was learned the 18-nation eurozone posted a 0.2 percent growth in the third quarter this year.
The EU's official Eurostat agency said seasonally adjusted exports rose by 4.2 percent compared to a month earlier, hitting USD215 billion, while imports increased slower by 0.3 percent.
Across the whole 28-nation European Union, exports surged by 5.8 percent over the July-September period, while imports rose 3.2 percent, Eurostat data showed.
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