Euro Area International Trade

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Source: Eurostat
Source Link: https://ec.europa.eu/
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Euro Area International Trade: August 2025 2025-10-16 05:00
The euro area recorded a €12.4 billion (vs €11.7 billion expected) trade surplus in July 2025, down from €18.5 billion a year earlier but up from €8.0 billion in June, reflecting mixed momentum in trade flows.
- Exports to the rest of the world totaled €251.5 billion in July 2025, up +0.4% YoY, showing only modest growth.
- Imports reached €239.1 billion, rising +3.1% YoY, outpacing exports and weighing on the annual balance.
- Compared with June 2025, the surplus expanded by €4.4 billion, supported by stronger surpluses in chemicals (+€17.4 billion vs €15.4 billion) and machinery & vehicles (+€18.5 billion vs €13.7 billion).
- YoY, the chemicals surplus narrowed significantly to €17.4 billion from €23.8 billion, driving the annual decline in the overall balance.
- From January–July 2025, the euro area posted a €106.9 billion surplus, down from €120.4 billion in the same period of 2024.
- Over the same Jan–Jul period, exports rose +3.5% YoY to €1,739.3 billion, while imports increased at a faster pace of +4.7% to €1,632.4 billion.
- Intra-euro area trade grew +1.6% YoY in Jan–Jul 2025, totaling €1,549.8 billion, indicating moderate internal demand.
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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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