Italian non-EU trade balance comes in surplus of 704 million euros in February

Italy's trade balance with countries outside of the European Union came in a surplus in February after it resulted in a deficit the month before, a report released by the statistical office Istat showed on Monday. The Italian non-EU trade balance was 704 million euros in February following a deficit of 2.28 billion euros in January, while in February 2012 the trade balance was a deficit of 1.49 billion euros.