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norway , one of the world 's leading oil and gas exporters , saw its trade surplus jump ##.# percent in august to a record ##.# billion kroner -lrb- #.# billion euros , #.# billion dollars -rrb- , powered by soaring oil prices , the national statistics agency said monday .
norwegian trade surplus grows ##.# percent on higher oil prices