Belgium ran a trade deficit for a fourth month in February, though the shortfall shrank by more than 1.1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) from a month earlier.

The February trade deficit narrowed to 152 million euros from 1.3 billion euros in January, the National Bank of Belgium in Brussels said today in an initial estimate.

Exports rose 2.9 percent in the month to 20.2 billion euros, while imports increased 3.2 percent to 20.3 billion euros, the bank said.

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