Amman, Nov. 16 (Petra) The European statistics office Eurostat said on Sunday that the eurozone recorded a €19.4 billion trade surplus in September, driven mainly by higher exports to the United States following the start of implementation of the transatlantic trade agreement.

According to data published on Eurostat’s official website, eurozone exports reached €256.6 billion in September, up 7.7 percent from the same month a year earlier, while imports rose to €237.1 billion, an increase of 5.3 percent.

The data showed that EU exports to the United States climbed to €53.1 billion, posting growth of 15.4 percent, making Washington the fastest-growing market for European goods. U.S. imports from Europe stood at €30.9 billion.

In contrast, European exports to China fell by 2.5 percent during the same month. The chemical industry posted the largest contribution to the trade surplus, which reached €26.9 billion for the European Union as a whole.

//Petra// AF