International trade
The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €1.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in January 2025, compared with +€10.6 bn in January 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €15.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in December 2024, compared with + €16.4 bn in December 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €16.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in November 2024, compared with + €18.2 bn in November 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €6.8 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in October 2024, compared with + €9.4 bn in October 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €12.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2024, compared with + €9.8 bn in September 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €4.6 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in August 2024, compared with €4.8 bn in August 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €21.2 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in July 2024, compared with €6.7 bn in July 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €22.3 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2024, compared with €18.0 bn in June 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €13.9 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in May 2024, compared with a deficit of €0.4 bn in May 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €15.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2024, compared with a deficit of €11.1 bn in April 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €24.1 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2024, compared with +€19.1 bn in March 2023.
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In 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% compared with 2023, reaching €313.4 billion. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5%, amounting to €119.7 billion.
Consequently, in 2024, the EU's trade surplus in medicinal and pharmaceutic...
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In 2024, the value of EU exports of spacecraft products, including satellites, suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, reached €1.217 billion, marking an increase from €1.20 billion in 2019.
At the same time, the import value of these products grew from the €117 million to €166 million.
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In 2024, a total of 12 900 tonnes of rare earth elements (REE+) were imported to the EU, marking a decrease of 29.3% compared with 2023.
At the same time, 5 500 tonnes of rare earth elements were exported from the EU, a drop of only 0.8%.
Rare earth elements are a group of 17 specialty metals ...
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Disclaimer: a typo in the headline was corrected after publication.
In 2023, imported services from outside the EU totalled €3 344 billion. This information comes from official statistics on the international trade in services (ITS) by modes of supply (MOS) published for the first time for mode...
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In 2024, the EU exported 5.4 million cars and imported 4.0 million cars. Compared with 2019, the number of exported cars dropped by 13.2% while the number of imported cars decreased by 3.0%.
Measured in value, in 2024, the EU exported €165.2 billion worth of cars and imported €75.9 billion, resu...
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In 2024, the EU trade in goods balance registered a surplus of €147 billion, representing a €113 billion increase compared with 2023 (€34 billion).
Between 2014 and 2024, the EU recorded a trade surplus every year except for 2022, when high energy prices led to a significant deficit. In all oth...
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In 2024, the EU imported €29.5 billion worth of aluminium and related articles and exported €18.4 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of €11.1 billion.
Compared with 2019, imports of aluminium increased by 29.9% (+€6.8 billion) and exports rose 21.3% (+€3.2 billion). These monetary increases o...
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In 2024, the EU imported €375.9 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 720.4 million tonnes. Compared with 2023, imports decreased both in value (-16.2%) and in net mass (-7.1%).
For petroleum, a decline was reported in both the value of imported petroleum oils (-4.7%) and in ...
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As spring starts, trade of flower bulbs blossoms. Warmer temperatures and longer days bring renewed interest from florists, retailers and consumers, fueling the export market.
In 2024, the EU exported €98.9 million worth of orchid, hyacinth, narcissus and tulip bulbs in growth or in flower, whi...
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In 2024, the EU exported iron and steel and related articles worth €77.8 billion and imported €73.1 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of €4.7 billion. Compared with 2019, there was a substantial increase in the trade of these products: exports rose by 15.2% (+€10.3 billion), and imports incre...
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In 2024, the EU exported €531.6 billion in goods to the United States and imported €333.4 billion, resulting in a €198.2 billion trade surplus. Compared with 2023, exports increased by 5.5%, while imports declined by 4.0%.
Source dataset: ds-059331
Key goods: medical and pharmaceutical produc...
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The trade balance of energy products is calculated, for each Member State, as the difference between exports and imports from the rest of the world (intra-EU and extra-EU trade) of goods included in the SITC section 3 - Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials.The MIP indicator is expre...
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The table shows the share of invoicing currency by Member States for export flows. The invoicing currency is the currency in which the commercial invoice is drawn up.
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The table shows the share of invoicing currency by Member States for import flows. The invoicing currency is the currency in which the commercial invoice is drawn up.
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The International trade balance indicator is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Exports of goods record flows from an EA/EU Member State to a non-EA/EU country while imports record inwards flows. Exports are expressed in value terms and measured free on board (FOB), while import...
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