BRUSSELS (AFX) - The euro zone's trade surplus in May rose to 1.7 bln eur, from 1.0 bln a year earlier, said the EU's Eurostat statistical service, adding that the figures are a first estimate. April trade surplus has been revised to 0.6 bln eur, from a 3.0 bln first estimate deficit, and against a 0.2 bln surplus in April 2000, it said. In the EU, the May first estimate trade deficit is 6.3 bln eur, against a 6.7 bln deficit a year earlier, it said. The April revised deficit is 8.8 bln eur, against a first estimate deficit of 10.4 bln, and against 8.4 bln a year earlier, it said. May euro zone exports rose 2 pct to 90.1 bln eur, from 89.2 bln, while imports fell 1 pct to 88.4 bln, from 88.1 bln, it said.