Euro Area International Trade

Data Trade

Source: Eurostat
Source Link: https://ec.europa.eu/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): September 15th, 2025 5:00 AM

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The euro area recorded a €7.0 billion trade surplus in June 2025, down sharply from €16.5 billion in May and €20.7 billion a year earlier, reflecting weaker export momentum and rising imports.
- Exports to non-EA countries edged up 0.4% YoY to €237.2 billion, while imports rose 6.8% YoY to €230.2 billion, narrowing the trade balance.
- Compared with May, seasonally adjusted exports fell -2.4% MoM and imports increased 3.1% MoM, resulting in a much smaller €2.8 billion adjusted surplus.
- The chemical products surplus declined from €24.4 billion to €15.1 billion, while machinery & vehicles also saw a smaller surplus (€13.6 billion vs €17.4 billion a year ago).
- The surplus in “other manufactured products” turned into a €0.4 billion deficit, further weighing on the headline balance.
- Year-to-date (Jan–Jun), the euro area posted a €93.3 billion surplus, down from €102.0 billion in the same period of 2024, as imports grew faster than exports.
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The euro area posted a trade surplus of €16.2 billion in May, up from €11.1 billion in April and ahead of expectations of a surplus of €13.0 billion.
- Extra-EA exports dropped -0.5% MoM but were up 0.9% YoY to €242.6 billion, while imports fell -1.0% MoM and -0.6% YoY to €226.5 billion.
- Intra-EA trade dropped -0.8% MoM and was up 1.4% YoY to €219.1 billion.
- The chemicals trade surplus increased from €22.0 billion to €24.3 billion MoM, and the machinery & vehicles surplus also edged up from €12.1 billion to €12.9 billion MoM.
- The energy deficit narrowed from -€25.5 billion to -€21.4 billion YoY, contributing to the stronger overall balance.
- In Jan–May 2025, the extra-EA trade surplus reached €86.5 billion, up from €81.4 billion a year earlier.
- The trade surplus with the US increased €4.2 billion to €18.4 billion in May as exports to the US were up 4.4% YoY and imports from the US were down -7.4% YoY.
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The euro area posted a trade surplus of €9.9 billion in April, down sharply from €37.3 billion in March and below expectations of a smaller decline to €18.2 billion, driven by a steep decline in the chemicals trade surplus.
- Exports fell -8.2% MoM and -1.4% YoY, while imports fell -3.0% MoM but were still slightly higher on an annual basis (+0.1% YoY).
- Intra-euro area trade edged up 0.4% MoM but decreased -2.0% YoY in April.
- The chemicals trade surplus dropped from €42.8 billion in March to €22.1 billion in April, and machinery & vehicles surplus fell to €12.8 billion from €18.1 billion.
- The euro area recorded a €71.0B trade surplus in Jan–Apr 2025, up from €68.6B in the same period of 2024.
- EU trade balance also fell to €7.4B in April from €12.8B a year earlier, with exports down -1.9% YoY and imports up +0.5% YoY.
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The euro area trade balance jumped from €24.8 billion in February to €36.8 billion in March to the highest in over a decade, driven by higher surpluses in the trade of chemicals and machinery.
- Exports increased 2.9% MoM, 13.6% YoY and were up 7.6% QoQ in Q1 2025.
- Imports increased 1.0% MoM, 8.8% YoY and were up 3.4% QoQ in Q1 2025.
- The chemicals trade surplus reached €42.8 billion, up €12.0 billion over the month and €19.6 billion over the last year.
- The machinery & vehicles trade surplus increased €2.7 billion in the month of March to reach €18.3 billion.
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The euro area trade balance was €21.0 billion in February, up from €14.4 billion in January and the highest since January 2024.
- Exports increased 4.5% MoM, and imports were up 2.0% MoM. Intra-euro area trade edged down -0.5% MoM.
- Exports to the US surged 22.4% YoY (up from 16.0% YoY previously), and imports from the US were up 2.4% YoY. The trade balance with the US was €23.6 billion, up from €14.8 billion a year ago.
- Imports from China are up 13.3% YoY, down from 19.2% YoY previously. Exports to China were down -0.2% YoY.
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The euro area trade balance was €14.0 billion in January, down slightly from €14.2 billion in December.
- Exports were up 2.1% MoM, and imports were up 2.3% MoM. Intra-euro area trade increased 1.3% MoM.
- EU exports to the US were up 16.0% YoY, and EU US imports were up 7.5% YoY as the trade balance improved from €11.9 billion in January 2024 to €16.2 billion in January 2025.
- Trade with China shifted heavily as EU exports to China fell -13.3% YoY, and EU Chinese imports jumped 19.2% YoY.
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The euro area trade balance was €15.5 billion in December, above €14.4 billion expected but below €16.0 billion in November.
- Exports fell -0.2% MoM but was outpaced by a stronger decline in imports, down -0.8% MoM. Intra-euro area trade increased 0.6% MoM.
- In Q4, exports were up 0.7% QoQ, and imports were up 0.8% QoQ. Intra-euro area trade fell -0.5% QoQ.
- For the full year 2024, exports were up 0.6% and imports fell -3.7%. Intra-euro area trade tumbled -2.9%.
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The euro area trade balance increased from €8.6 billion in October to €16.4 billion in November, a surprise over expectations of the trade balance at €8.5 billion. This was caused by a 3.2% MoM increase in exports which outpaced an 0.7% MoM increase in imports. Intra-euro area trade was down -1.7% MoM. However, compared to a year ago, exports are down -1.6% YoY and imports are down -1.0% YoY with intra-euro area trade down a sharper -7.0% YoY.

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The euro area trade balance fell from €12.5 bil to €6.8 bil in October, below expectations of a smaller decline to €11.7 bil. Exports were down -1.6% MoM, and imports were up 1.5% MoM. Intra-euro area trade was down -0.6% MoM. Chinese imports were up 7.2% YoY while US imports were down -4.5% YoY. Alternatively, exports to the US were up were up 4.7% YoY while exports to China were down -7.4% YoY.

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