Foreign trade in Germany remains below pre-pandemic levels, despite annual increase
Foreign trade volumes in Germany remained below pre-pandemic levels in 2025, despite seeing their first annual increase for several years,…
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EU exports to the United States fell by close to a third in the first quarter of 2026
Exports from the European Union to the United States fell by 30% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to…
European Commission seeks to support farmers with Fertiliser Action Plan
The European Commission has formally adopted the Fertiliser Action Plan, an initiative to support farmers facing rising fertiliser prices and…
Euro accounted for 47.4% of extra-EU imports of primary goods last year
The euro currency accounted for close to half (47.4%) of extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum products, last year,…
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…
EU countries imported €3.47 trillion worth of services in 2024
European Union member states imported €3.47 trillion worth of services from non-EU countries in 2024, according to new international trade…
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…
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…
Beer production across the EU rose 0.6% last year
Beer production across the European Union totalled 34.7 billion litres in 2024, of which 32.7 million litres contained at least…