Euro area international trade in goods deficit €7.6 bn in Feb 2022
25 Apr 22 2 min read
As a result, the euro area recorded a €7.6 billion deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in February 2022, compared with a surplus of €23.6 billion in February 2021. Intra-euro area trade rose to €202.5 billion in February 2022, up by 25.6 per cent compared with February 2021, according to a press release from Eurostat, the European Union’s (EU) statistics agency.
In January to February 2022, euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world rose to €416.6 billion—an increase of 18.3 per cent compared with January-February 2021—and imports rose to €451.5 billion—an increase of 41.9 per cent compared with January-February 2021.
As a result the euro area recorded a deficit of €34.9 billion, compared with a surplus of €34.2 billion in January-February 2021. Intra-euro area trade rose to €399.4 billion in January-February 2022, up by 26.4 per cent compared with January-February 2021.
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The first estimate for extra-EU exports of goods in February 2022 was €191.9 billion, up by 16.4 per cent compared with February 2021 (€164.8 billion). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €207.7 billion, up by 44.7 per cent compared with February 2021 (€143.5 billion).
As a result, the EU recorded a €15.8 billion deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in February 2022, compared with a surplus of €21.4 billion in February 2021. Intra-EU trade rose to €315.1 billion in February 2022, up by 22.6 per cent compared with February 2021.
In January to February 2022, extra-EU exports of goods rose to €371.4 billion—an increase of 18.4 per cent compared with January-February 2021—and imports rose to €424.0 billion—an increase of 49.3 per cent compared with January-February 2021.
As a result, the EU recorded a deficit of €52.7 billion, compared with a surplus of €29.8 billion in January-February 2021. Intra-EU trade rose to €620.8 billion in January-February 2022, up by 23.5 per cent compared with January-February 2021.
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