The eurozone has recorded a 26.9 billion euro surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March, declined from 28.5 billion in March 2017, data from Eurostat showed on Friday.

The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in March decreased by 2.9 percent compared with March 2017, while imports from the rest of the world fell by 2.5 percent compared with March 2017, according to Eurostat, the European Union statistical agency.

Intra-euro area trade also fell down by 0.6 percent compared with March 2017.