EU-China trade deficit widens to €359.8bn in 2025 as imports hit €559.4bn
Trade between the European Union and China continued to expand in value terms last year, but the balance remained heavily…
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Netherlands becomes world’s top cocoa exporter, overtaking Germany
The Netherlands was the largest exporter of cocoa products, including chocolate, cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, in 2025,…
The Netherlands reported an increase in the export of agricultural goods last year
The Netherlands exported agricultural goods worth €137.5 billion last year, a 8.4% increase in value compared to the previous year,…
European Union reports decline in trade surplus with non-EU countries
The European Union reported a trade surplus of €8.1 billion with non-EU countries in November 2025, down from €11.8 billion…
German manufacturers see sharpest drop in export orders since December 2024
Germany‘s manufacturing industry has reported its sharpest drop in export orders since December 2024, however the overall outlook for exports…
Italy’s GDP performance remained unchanged in third quarter
Italian GDP remained unchanged between July and September of this year, compared to the previous quarter, a new report by…
Germany sees fastest upturn in export conditions since May 2024
Export conditions in Germany have hit a 17-month high, according to the latest Headline HCOB Germany PMI Export Conditions Index,…
Italy accounted for more than three quarters of pasta exports from the EU last year
Italy accounted for some 77% of pasta exports from the European Union in 2024, exporting 2.2 million tonnes, new data…
High-tech trade balance in the EU returned to a surplus last year
The European Union imported €478 billon worth of high-tech products last year from non-EU countries, roughly on a par with…
France reports 0.3% increase in GDP in second quarter
France’s GDP rose by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, following a 0.1% gain in the first quarter, according…