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Sale of iconic painting helps boost Norway trade surplus


Norway's trade surplus leapt by 44.5% in May, in the wake of bigger oil exports and the record sale of Edvar Munch's iconic painting 'The Scream'.

The non-EU country recorded a sharply higher trade surplus of €5.8bn, despite falling crude oil prices.

Exports got another boost from the record sale of 'The Scream' in New York on May 3 for US$119.9 (€95.3m).


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