25/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - Eurostat announced on Wednesday 19 March that the euro area trade deficit grew to €10.7 billion in January. This unpleasant surprise was in part due to the increase in imported raw materials. One year earlier, in January 2007, the euro area trade balance showed a €7.3 billion deficit. Exports and imports rose by 7.4% between December 2007 and January 2008, Eurostat said. The first estimate for the January 2008 extra-EU27 trade balance was a deficit of €30.7...