25/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - Euro-zone trade with the rest of the world in February 2005 was a 3.0 billion euro surplus, compared with + 6.9 bn in February 2004. The January 2005 balance was -1.7 bn, compared with +1.7 bn in January 2004. For February 2005 extra -EU253 trade was a 6.8 bn euro deficit, compared with -3.8 bn in February 2004 and in January 2005 -14.1 bn. The energy deficit grew (-14.2 bn euro in January 2005 compared with -10.7 bn in January 2004), while the surplus for machinery and vehicles rose (+3.7 bn compared with +2.6 bn). Trade flows with Japan fell (-2% for exports and -3% for imports. imports from the USA were stable. Trade with other partners grew. The most notable increases were for exports to Russia (+ 25%), India (+24%), Brazil (+20%) and Norway (+19%), and for imports from Russia (+30%), Turkey (+24%), China and Brazil (both +19%). The largest surplus was observed in Germany (+ 13.1 bn euro in January 2005), followed by the Netherlands (+ 2.4 bn), Ireland (+ 2.3 bn) and Sweden (+ 1.2 bn). The United Kingdom registered the largest deficit (-8.5 bn), followed by Spain (-5.2 bn), Greece, France and Italy (-2.3).