Norway's foreign trade surplus increased sharply in April from a year ago as exports surged amid a fall in imports, data from Statistics Norway showed on Friday.The trade surplus rose to NOK 84.2 billion in April from NOK 53.2 billion in the same month last year. Meanwhile, the surplus decreased from NOK 96.4 billion in March.Exports grew 20.9 percent annually in April, while imports were 0.4 perc...
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