EU external trade balance at €2.9 bln

The European Union recorded an external trade surplus of €2.9 billion in June 2014, according to preliminary data published by Eurostat. Revised data for May saw a €8.6 billion surplus. The euro area recorded a surplus of €16.8 billion in June compared to €15.4 billion in May. According to Eurostat methodology, Poland had a €300 million trade deficit in January-May 2014, the data also showed.