Euro area international trade in goods deficit €16.1 bn

The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €16.1 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in August 2026, compared with a deficit of €1.7 bn in August 2025.

The euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in August 2026 were €227.7 billion, an increase of 9.9% compared with August 2025 (€207.2 bn).

Imports from the rest of the world stood at €243.8 bn, a rise of 16.7% compared with August 2025 (€208.9 bn).

In August 2026, the euro area recorded a trade deficit of €16.1 bn, compared with a surplus of €10.7 bn in July 2026 and a deficit of €1.7 bn in August 2025.

The decline compared with the same month of previous year was driven mainly by machinery and vehicles, the balance of which fell from a surplus of €7.2 bn to a € 0.7 deficit in August 2026. The energy deficit also widened, increasing from €21.3 bn to €26.7 bn.

In January to August 2026, the euro area recorded a deficit of €5.4 bn, compared with a surplus of €90.9 bn in January-August 2025.

The euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world rose to €1 990.8 bn (an increase of 2.1% compared with January-August 2025), and imports rose to €1 996.2 bn (an increase of 7.3% compared with January-August 2025).

Intra-euro area trade rose to €1 857.6 bn in January-August 2026, up by 5.4% compared with January-August 2025.

Euro area trade - non seasonally adjusted data (bn €)

The EU balance showed a €25.2 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in August 2026, compared with -€7.5 bn in August 2025.

The extra-EU exports of goods in August 2026 were €202.9 billion, up by 9.4% compared with August 2025 (€185.4 bn).

Imports from the rest of the world stood at €228.0 bn, up by 18.2% compared with August 2025 (€192.9 bn).

In August 2026, the EU recorded a trade deficit of €25.2 bn, compared with a surplus of €4.0 bn in July 2026 and a deficit of €7.5 bn in August 2025.