The euro area trade surplus increased in August on higher exports, figures from Eurostat showed Tuesday.
The trade surplus rose to a seasonally adjusted EUR 16.6 billion from EUR 12.6 billion in July.
Exports increased 2.1 percent month-on-month in August, while imports remained stable.
At the same time, on an unadjusted basis, the trade surplus fell to EUR 11.7 billion from EUR 15.3 billion a year ago as the annual growth in imports exceeded the rise in exports.
Year-on-year, exports advanced 5.6 percent and imports climbed 8.4 percent in August.
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