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The Euro Area posted a trade surplus of EUR 10 billion in September of 2023, swinging considerably from a EUR 29.8 billion gap in the corresponding month of the previous year, largely due to the stabilization in prices of natural gas and other major resource imports into the currency bloc. Hence, imports plummeted by 23.9% to EUR 225.8 billion in the period, while exports fell by a softer 9.3% to EUR 260 billion. Considering the first three quarters of the year, the trade surplus for the Eurozone totaled EUR 16.3 billion, swinging considerably from the EUR 278.3 billion deficit in the first three quarters of 2022. In the meantime, the EU recorded a surplus of EUR 7.1 billion in September from a EUR 47.4 billion gap in the prior year. Imports slumped by 27.6% on lower purchases of energy (-33.4%) and raw materials (-21.7%). In the meantime, exports fell by 9.7% amid softer sales for chemicals (-4.1%) and energy (-22.5%), offsetting an increase in exports of manufactured goods (10.3%).