Euro area external trade deficit 0.1 bn euro – 20.1 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade deficit 5.6 bn euro and 23.0 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus €4.6 bn and €4.3 bn deficit in EU27
- Euro area external trade deficit 10.5 bn euro and EU27 26.3 bn euro
- Euro area external trade surplus 0.9 bn euro, 17.1 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus 3.7 bn euro and 11.2 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus 1.9 bn euro, 6.8 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus €22.3 bn, €105.5 bn deficit in EU27
- Euro area external trade deficit €32.1 bn and EU27 €241.3 bn
- Euro area external trade surplus 8.8 bn euro – 3.8 bn euro deficit in EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus 4.8 bn euro 5.8 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade deficit €4.0 bn and €12.1 bn euro deficit in EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus 0.4 bn euro, 9.5 bn euro deficit for EU27
- Euro area external trade deficit €2.0 bn, €10.6 bn in EU27
- Euro area external trade surplus 2.7 bn euro, EU27 a 7.8 bn euro deficit
- EU27 deficit in trade in goods with China of 170 bn euro in 2008
The first estimate for the euro area (EA15) trade balance with the rest of the world in June 2008 gave a 0.1 bn euro deficit, compared with +7.5 bn in June 2007. The May 2008 balance was -3.9 bn, compared with +1.2 bn in May 2007. In June 2008 compared with May 2008, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 1.4% and imports by 2.9%.
The first estimate for the June 2008 extra-EU271 trade balance was a deficit of 20.1 bn euro, compared with -9.1 bn in June 2007. In May 20082, the balance was -21.3 bn, compared with -15.0 bn in May 2007. In June 2008 compared with May 2008, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.5% and imports by 2.7%.
EU27 January-May 2008 detailed results
The EU27 energy deficit increased (-148.6 bn euro in January-May 2008 compared with -102.2 bn in January-May 2007), while the surplus for machinery and vehicles rose (+59.9 bn compared with +44.0 bn).
EU27 trade with most of its major partners grew, with the exception of exports to the USA (-4% in January-May 2008 compared with January-May 2007) and Japan (-2%), and imports from Japan (-3%), the USA (-1%) and South Korea (0%). The largest increases were recorded for exports to Russia (+26%), Brazil (+21%) and China (+17%), and for imports from Russia (+27%) and Norway (+25%).
The EU27 trade surplus fell with the USA (+26.9 bn in January-May 2008 compared with +30.5 bn in January-May 2007) while it increased with Switzerland (+8.0 bn compared with +6.1 bn). The EU27 trade deficit grew with Russia (-31.2 bn compared with -24.1 bn) and Norway (-19.8 bn compared with -13.8 bn), but decreased with China (-60.6 bn compared with -61.2 bn) and Japan (-14.6 bn compared with -15.2 bn).
Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+83.3 bn euro in January-May 2008), followed by the Netherlands (+18.3 bn) and Ireland (+10.7 bn). The United Kingdom (-50.1 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by Spain (-41.6 bn), France (-25.6 bn) and Greece (-14.8 bn), Malta stood at -0.5 bn.
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