The Italian statistical office Istat released its trade data for Italy on Friday. Italy' trade surplus widened to €3.68 billion in February from €0.03 billion in January. January's figure was revised down €0.04 billion.

Exports rose 3.3% year-on-year in February, while imports increased 2.4%.

On a monthly basis, exports climbed a seasonally-adjusted 2.5% in February, while imports were up 0.6%.

The seasonally-adjusted trade surplus with the EU was €1.22 billion in February, while the trade surplus with non-EU countries was €3.32 billion.