EMU: Trade surplus shifts to deficit in January

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Eurozone trade surplus n.s.a. of €10.8 billion registered in December 2012 shifted to a deficit of €3.9 billion in January 2013, according to data released today by Eurostat. Analysts expected the surplus to move to a deficit of €3.5 billion.

Eurozone trade surplus s.a. narrowed to €9.0 in January from €10.3 billion in December, above consensus of narrowing to €3.4 billion.