Such exports declined by 7 per cent MoM and 1.4 per cent YoY for non-European Union (EU) countries, but increased by 1.5 per cent MoM and 2.1 per cent YoY for EU countries. Such imports grew by 1.6 per cent MoM and 11.5 per cent YoY for non-EU countries, while these fell by 0.7 per cent MoM and rose by 0.8 per cent YoY for EU countries.
In April, the country’s trade balance registered a surplus of €2,482 million—€162-million surplus for EU countries and €2,320-million surplus for non-EU countries. Excluding energy, the trade balance surplus amounted to €6,730 million, an Istat release said.
Italian import prices in the month decreased by 1.2 per cent MoM—a drop of 0.6 per cent for the euro zone and a drop of 1.8 per cent for the non-euro zone.
Import prices decreased by 1.5 per cent YoY in the month—a drop of 1.5 per cent for both the euro and the non-euro zones.
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