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International trade

The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €1.0 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2026, compared with a surplus of €8.7 bn in April 2025.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €7.8 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2026, compared with +€34.1 bn in March 2025.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €11.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in February 2026, compared with + €23.1 bn in February 2025.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €1.9 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in January 2026, compared with - €1.4 bn in January 2025.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €12.6 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in December 2025, compared with + €13.9 bn in December 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €9.9 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in November 2025, compared with + €15.4 bn in November 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €18.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in October 2025, compared with + €7.1 bn in October 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €19.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2025, compared with + €12.9 bn in September 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €1.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in August 2025, compared with + €3.0 bn in August 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €12.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in July 2025, compared with + €18.5 bn in July 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €7.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2025, compared with +€20.7 bn in June 2024.
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The 2026 edition of Key figures on European business brings together selected data on business activities and their structure, investment, productivity, globalisation, technology and tourism. Today, we focus on the EU’s sold production of high-tech products.  In 2024, the sold production of high-...
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EU trade in rare earth elements grew in 2025, after a steep decline recorded in 2024. Imports rose by 17.1%, reaching 15 100 tonnes, while exports rose by 21.1%, totalling 6 700 tonnes. At the same time, the value of imported rare earth elements increased by 23.2% to €124.9 million, and the value...
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In 2025, the EU exported €345.3 billion worth of goods to the United Kingdom and imported €158.7 billion, resulting in a €186.6 billion trade surplus.  Between 2015 and 2020, the United Kingdom’s share in the EU’s overall trade declined steadily. Trade between the United Kingdom and the EU accoun...
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In 2025, extra-EU exports of final services reached a record level of +61 percentage points (pp) above 2017 levels, up from +55 pp in 2024.  Final services reflect a broad mix of activities, with travel-related services among the leading contributors, alongside ICT, media, computer, business and ...
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In 2024, 21.3% of EU enterprises engaged in international (intra-EU and extra-EU) trade in goods were two-way traders, while 70.6% were solely importers and the remaining 8.1% were exporters. In terms of value, two-way traders accounted for the vast majority (95.4%) of all goods traded, ahead of ...
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In 2025, the EU exported 2.7 thousand tonnes of shark fins to countries outside the EU, worth €44.8 million. Compared with 2024, the export volume decreased by 15.2% (from 3.1 thousand tonnes), and the export value dropped by 31.3% (from €65.3 million).  These decreases followed a steep rise betw...
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In the first quarter of 2026, the EU imported €627.8 billion in goods from non-EU countries and exported €640.5 billion. Compared with the previous quarter, imports increased by 1.7% and exports decreased by 0.1%. Compared with the first quarter of 2025, both imports and exports decreased, by 3.3...
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In the first quarter of 2026, the EU recorded a trade surplus, with goods exported to non-EU countries exceeding imports by €12.7 billion. Although, this surplus was almost halved from €23.6 billion in the last quarter of 2025, the EU maintained a positive trade balance, established in the third ...
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In 2025, the EU exported €238.2 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €213.5 billion, generating a €24.7 billion surplus. Compared with 2024, both exports and imports registered year-on-year increases of 1.6% and 9.3%, respectively. Between 2015 and 2025, trade in agricultural produ...
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In 2025, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum, representing a 47.4% share. It was closely followed by the US dollar at 45.0%. Currencies of EU countries other than the euro stood at 1.7%, and other currencies at 5.3%. However, the US dolla...
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In 2025, the EU exported €366.2 billion worth of medicinal and pharmaceutical products and imported €145.7 billion, resulting in a record trade surplus of €220.5 billion. Compared with 2024, exports rose by 16.0% (from €315.7 billion), and imports increased by 21.0% (from €120.4 billion). Source ...
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Trade by exports intensity

Jul 3, 2026
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Trade by type of ownership

Jul 3, 2026
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Trade by type of trader

Jul 3, 2026
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The trade balance is calculated as the difference between exports and imports of goods classified under SITC section 3, “Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials”, with respect to its corresponding “rest of the world”:

  • for the EU aggregate, trade with non-EU countries (e...
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