Italian exports increased by 7.4% in value terms and 3.1% in volume terms in 2017 with respect to the previous year, ISTAT said on Thursday. It said exports to other EU countries were up 6.7%, while those to non-EU countries rose 8.2%.
The national statistics agency said imports were up too last year - 9% in value terms and 2.6% in volume.
It said Italy's trade surplus was 47.5 billion euros - 81 billion net of energy trade.
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