Luxembourg, 26/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published by Eurostat, the Euro zone and the European Union (EU 15) have recorded a deficit in the trade with the rest of the world in January. These figures confirm that trend towards a deterioration in the EU global trade balance noted last year.
In January 2001, the Euro zone recorded a external trade deficit of EUR 7.4 billion, while it had experienced a surplus of 0.2 billion last December. As for the EU 15, it recorded a...