The euro-zone goods trade surplus rose in February but probably narrowed in Q1 as a whole. With higher energy prices explaining much of that narrowing, trade volumes may still have boosted GDP in Q1. What’s more, we expect net trade to make a strong contribution to GDP growth throughout 2017 as a whole.
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