14/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Unexpected external trade deficit in November. According to a first estimate published on Friday 14 January, the eurozone notched up a €0.4 billion external trade balance with the rest of the world in November, compared with surpluses of €4.7 billion in October 2010 and €3.1 billion in November 2009. This result is unexpected for November. Economists answering questions put by Reuters had predicted a surplus of €2.8 billion. In November 2010 compared to October 2010, seasonally adjusted exports increased by 0.2% and imports by 4.4%. The first estimate for the November 2010 EU27 external trade balance shows a deficit of €14.7 billion, compared to -€7.3 billion in November 2009. In October 2010, the balance stood at €-7.9 billion, compared to -€6.4 billion in October 2009. In November 2010 compared to October 2010, seasonally adjusted exports increased by 0.3% and imports by 6.1% at EU level. (O.L./transl.jl)