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Exports rose 5.8 percent year-on-year, while imports increased 6.7 percent, national statistics office ISTAT reported.
With European Union countries, Italy registered an April trade surplus of 1.005 billion euros, compared with a surplus of 1.124 billion euros in April 2018.
Exports to EU nations in April were up 5.2 percent year-on-year, while imports increased 6.1 percent.