Norway's foreign trade surplus increased sharply in March from a year ago as exports grew much faster than imports, data from Statistics Norway showed on Wednesday.
The trade surplus rose to NOK 97.5 billion in March from NOK 58.9 billion in the same month last year. The surplus also increased from NOK 44.9 billion in February.
Exports surged 28.5 percent annually in March, and imports were 5.9 percent higher.
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