International trade
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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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €23.6 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in February 2024, compared with +€3.6 bn in February 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area showed a €11.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in January 2024, compared with a deficit of €32.6 bn in January 2023.
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The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in December 2023 was €218.7 billion, a decrease of 8.8% compared with December 2022 (€239.9 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €201.9 bn, a fall of 18.7% compared with December 2022 (€248.3 bn). As a result, the...
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In 2022, the production of spacecraft and their launch vehicles in the EU totalled €5 600 million. This represented a 24% increase from €4 500 million in 2010.
The EU production peaked in 2016, with €6 240 million, and remained high until 2019 (€6 000 million each year between 2017 and 2019), drive...
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The holiday season is here, and toy shopping might be a crucial item on that to-do list.
In 2023, the EU was a net importer of toys from the rest of the world, with €6.5 billion worth of toys imported from extra-EU countries (-€2.0 billion compared with 2022), while Extra-EU exports totaled €2.3 ...
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In 2023, the EU imported 339 800 tonnes of spices from extra-EU countries. China was the largest supplier of spices, accounting for 39% of all spice imports into the EU.
The most imported spice in 2023 was ginger with 114 000 tonnes, followed by paprika (110 600 tonnes) and pepper (50 300 tonnes). ...
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A total of 18 300 tonnes of rare earth elements (REE+) valued at €123.6 million were imported to the EU in 2023, marking a decrease of 0.5% in volume and 15.2% in value compared with 2022.
At the same time, 5 600 tonnes of rare earth elements valued at €102.3 million were exported from the EU, a de...
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In 2023, EU exports of chemicals and related products decreased to €523 billion, a decline of 5% compared with the record high value of exports in 2022 (€552 billion). The value of chemical imports from non-EU countries into the EU fell 10% to €326 billion, down from €363 billion in the previous yea...
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Disclaimer: This news item was updated with data extracted on 17 October.
Between 2017 and 2023, EU trade of electric and hybrid cars increased substantially. In 2023, 44% of the total number of cars imported into the EU were electric or hybrid, indicating a significant increase compared with the ...
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In 2023, 6.2 million tonnes of pasta were produced in the EU, worth €8.9 billion. While the volume was comparable with 2022 (6.1 million tonnes), there was an increase of €1.1 billion in terms of value.
Italy was by far the leading EU producer of pasta, with 4.2 million tonnes produced last year, ...
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In 2023, the EU imported €19.7 billion worth of solar panels, €3.9 billion of liquid biofuels and €0.3 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries.
The value of imported solar panels decreased by 12% compared with 2022 due to a drop in prices, while the quantity increased by 5%. Liquid b...
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In 2023, the EU exported 8.5 million tonnes of recyclable products (paper, plastic and glass) to extra-EU countries, a 34% increase from 2022 (6.4 million tonnes), while imports dropped by 19% to 3.2 million tonnes, down from 4.0 million tonnes in 2022. Compared with 2013, these exports fell by 5%, ...
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In 2023, the EU imported €478 billion worth of high-tech products, a slight decrease compared with 2022 (-1%). At the same time, exports reached €461 billion (+3% compared with 2022).
Over half of the EU’s high-tech imports in 2023 came from China (32%; €155 billion) and the United States (23%; €10...
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In 2023, the EU imported 2.7 million tonnes of coffee from non-EU countries, worth €10.6 billion. The amount remained almost stable compared with 2013 (also 2.7 million tonnes), but the value increased significantly from 7.3 billion in 2013 to 10.6 billion in 2023.
Most of the coffee imported in 20...
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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 expresse...
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International trade statistics cover any movements of goods between the EU Member States and non-member countries (extra-EU trade), and from one Member State to another (intra-EU trade). Goods are physical, produced items over which ownership rights can be established and whose economic ownership ca...
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International trade statistics cover any movements of goods between the EU Member States and non-member countries (extra-EU trade), and from one Member State to another (intra-EU trade). Goods are physical, produced items over which ownership rights can be established and whose economic ownership ca...
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