EU int'l trade partially recovers in September

Brussels, Nov 14 (IANS) The European Union's (EU) international trade in goods partially recovered in September compared to August, but remained under the pre-Covid-19 levels, according to Eurostat.The first estimate for extra-EU exports of goods in September 2020 was 171 billion euros, down by 3.8 per cent compared with September 2019, Xinhua news agency reported quoted Eurostat as saying on Friday. The imports from the rest of the world stood at 146.5 billion euros, down by 8.9 per cent compared with last year, it said.In August 2020, the year-on-year declines of exports and imports were 14 per cent and 15.6 per cent, respectively.In September, the exports of goods decreased year-on-year in 16 EU member states and ten countries' exports showed an increase. The largest decrease, at minus 23.0 per cent, was registered in Greece, while the largest increase, at 24.7 per cent, was recorded in Estonia.
--IANS ksk/