Italian exports down 2.4% in November - Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 15 - Istat said Monday that Italian exports dropped by 2.4% in November compared to October.
    The national statistics agency said exports fell by 2.0% to EU countries and by 2.9% to non-EU countries.
    It said imports were down too, but not by as much, dropping by 0.6% in month-on-month terms.
    Istat said imports from EU countries increased by 1.3% in November but they fell by 3.1% from non-EU countries.
    Istat said Italy had a trade surplus of 3.889 billion euros in November, with a deficit to 2.385 billion euros with respect to EU countries more than made up for by the 6.274 million surplus for the rest of the world.
    Excluding energy, the trade surplus was 8.739 billion euros.
    (ANSA).