Italian export surge matches Germany Countries show 4% 5-month gain, but German threefold volume

(ANSA) - Brussels, August 17 - A surge in Italian exports in the first five months of the year matched that of Germany at 4%, Eurostat reported Friday.But Germany's export volume was almost three times Italy's.Italy had a trade deficit of 2.6 billion euros, down from 18.2 in the same period of 2011.