The eurozone trade surplus stood at 6.9 billion euros (8.9 billion U.S. dollars) in November, the European Union's (EU) statistics bureau Eurostat said on Friday.

Data showed that trade surplus in October 2011 was 1.0 billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) and deficit was 2.3 billion euros (2.9 billion dollars) in November 2010.

Seasonally adjusted exports of the eurozone rose by 3.9 percent, while import remained stable in November as against October.

For the 27-nation EU, trade balance for November 2011 recorded a deficit of 7.2 billion euros (9.2 billion dollars), down from 16.8 billion euros (21.4 billion dollars) a year ago and 11.2 billion euros (14.3 billion dollars) in October.

The EU's seasonally adjusted exports rose by 2.8 percent and imports fell by 0.6 percent in November as against October.