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First estimate for 2012 Euro area international trade in goods surplus of 81.8 bn euro 104.6 bn euro deficit for EU27

Reference: STAT/13/25 Event Date: 15/02/2013 Export pdf PDF word DOC
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STAT/13/25

15 February 2013

First estimate for 2012
Euro area international trade in goods surplus of 81.8 bn euro
104.6 bn euro deficit for EU27

The first estimate for the euro area1 (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in December 2012 gave a 11.7 bn euro surplus, compared with +8.0 bn in December 2011. The November 20122 balance was +13.0 bn, compared with +4.9 bn in November 2011. In December 2012 compared with November 2012, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 1.8% and imports by 3.0%. These data3 are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The first estimate for the December 2012 extra-EU271 trade in goods balance was a 0.7 bn euro deficit, compared with -0.2 bn in December 2011. The November 20122 balance was -1.9 bn, compared with -9.3 bn in November 2011. In December 2012 compared with November 2012, seasonally adjusted exports decreased by 1.9% and imports by 1.6%.

During 2012, euro area trade in goods recorded a surplus of 81.8 bn euro, compared with -15.7 bn in 2011. The EU27 recorded a deficit of 104.6 bn in 2012, compared with -162.7 bn in 2011.

EU27 detailed results for January to November 2012

The EU27 deficit for energy increased (-388.6 bn euro in January-November 2012 compared with -354.6 bn in January-November 2011), as did the surplus for manufactured goods (+330.8 bn compared with +224.9 bn).

EU27 exports to most of its major partners grew in January-November 2012 compared with January-November 2011, except for India (-5%) and Switzerland (-3%). The most notable increases were recorded for exports to South Korea (+17%), Russia and Japan (both +15%), the USA (+13%) and Brazil (+11%). As regards EU27 imports, the pattern was mixed. The largest increases were recorded for imports from Switzerland (+14%), Norway (+9%) and the USA (+8%), and the largest falls with India and Japan (both -7%).

The EU27 trade surplus increased with the USA (+80.2 bn euro in January-November 2012 compared with +64.6 bn in January-November 2011) and Turkey (+25.3 bn compared with +22.9 bn), but fell with Switzerland (+25.8 bn compared with +41.9 bn). The EU27 trade deficit declined with China (-135.3 bn compared with -146.9 bn), Russia (-81.2 bn compared with -83.3 bn) and Japan (-8.2 bn compared with -19.1 bn), but rose with Norway
(-46.7 bn compared with -42.1 bn).

Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+174.6 bn euro in January-November 2012), followed by the Netherlands (+46.0 bn), Ireland (+39.9 bn) and the Czech Republic (+12.1 bn). The United Kingdom (-152.9 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by France (-75.2 bn), Spain
(-30.0 bn) and
Greece (-19.0 bn).

EA17 trade - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

Dec 11

Dec 12

Growth

Nov 11

Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Dec 11

Jan-Dec 12

Growth

Extra-EA17 exports

148.0

143.4

-3%

155.8

164.0

r

5%

1 740.4

1 868.6

7%

Extra-EA17 imports

140.0

131.7

-6%

150.9

150.9

r

0%

1 756.1

1 786.8

2%

Extra-EA17 trade balance

8.0

11.7

4.9

13.0

r

-15.7

81.8

Intra-EA17 dispatches4

124.4

115.5

-7%

139.8

139.9

r

0%

r

1 619.1

1 613.5

0%

EU27 trade - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

Dec 11

Dec 12

Growth

Nov 11

Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Dec 11

Jan-Dec 12

Growth

Extra-EU27 exports

137.9

132.6

-4%

139.0

146.6

5%

1 558.9

1 686.2

8%

Extra-EU27 imports

138.0

133.3

-3%

148.4

148.5

r

0%

1 721.7

1 790.8

4%

Extra-EU27 trade balance

-0.2

-0.7

-9.3

-1.9

r

-162.7

-104.6

Intra-EU27 dispatches4

215.1

201.5

-6%

245.3

247.1

r

1%

2 804.8

2 822.1

1%

r: revised

  • The euro area (EA17) consists of Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The EU27 includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

  • Compared with News Release 7/2013 of 15 January 2013, the trade balance for November 2012 has been revised from +13.7 bn euro to +13.0 bn for the EA17 and from -1.7 bn to -1.9 bn for the EU27.

  • This News Release is based on data available on 12 February 2013. These are provisional figures based on information provided by Member States. They are subject to frequent revision for up to two years after the month in question. Furthermore, national concepts may differ from the harmonised methodology used by Eurostat, leading to differences between figures in this release and those published nationally, both for raw data and for seasonally adjusted series.

  • Since the introduction of Intrastat for intra-EU trade on 1 January 1993, the value of dispatches has been consistently higher than that of arrivals. In theory, as dispatches are declared FOB and arrivals CIF, the value of arrivals should be slightly higher than that of dispatches. Eurostat uses dispatches as the more reliable measure of total intra-EU trade as, at aggregated levels, total dispatches has better coverage than total arrivals. Due to this divergence in intra-EU trade, and to the difficulties of interpreting figures in absolute terms at the level of individual Member States, trade balances for individual Member States must be interpreted with caution. The same caution applies to the trade balance of the euro area, which includes some intra-EU trade.

Issued by: Eurostat Press Office

Tim ALLEN

Tel: +352-4301-33 444

eurostat-pressoffice@ec.europa.eu

For further information on data:

Gilberto GAMBINI

Tel: +352-4301-35 806

estat-etfree@ec.europa.eu

Eurostat news releases on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Selected Principal European Economic Indicators: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/euroindicators

EA17 trade - previous 6 months - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

May 12

Jun 12

Jul 12

Aug 12

Sep 12

Oct 12

Extra-EA17 exports

159.0

r

161.9

r

162.3

r

152.1

r

153.5

r

169.4

r

Extra-EA17 imports

152.4

r

149.3

r

148.7

r

147.8

r

145.1

r

160.4

r

Extra-EA17 trade balance

6.6

r

12.7

r

13.6

r

4.2

r

8.3

r

9.0

r

Intra-EA17 dispatches

138.2

139.2

r

135.5

117.6

r

134.3

144.3

r

EU27 trade - previous 6 months - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

May 12

Jun 12

Jul 12

Aug 12

Sep 12

Oct 12

Extra-EU27 exports

145.2

r

146.3

r

149.2

r

139.7

r

137.2

151.4

r

Extra-EU27 imports

150.1

r

147.6

r

147.6

r

153.9

r

151.0

r

161.3

r

Extra-EU27 trade balance

-4.9

r

-1.3

r

1.7

r

-14.3

r

-13.7

r

-10.0

r

Intra-EU27 dispatches

241.3

r

240.7

r

233.8

214.5

r

236.6

r

255.2

r

r: revised

Main products - EA17 - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

EA17 exports

EA17 imports

Trade balance

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Primary goods:

240.5

272.0

13%

568.2

615.0

8%

-327.7

-343.0

Food & drink

110.1

119.9

9%

96.3

99.7

3%

13.7

20.3

Raw materials

41.4

44.2

7%

82.7

78.2

-5%

-41.3

-34.0

Energy

89.0

107.9

21%

389.2

437.1

12%

-300.2

-329.2

Manufactured goods:

1 307.1

1 404.6

7%

1 020.9

1 010.5

-1%

286.1

394.0

Chemicals

268.2

287.5

7%

166.4

172.9

4%

101.7

114.6

Machinery & vehicles

650.4

706.7

9%

462.9

461.7

0%

187.5

245.0

Other manuf’d goods

388.5

410.4

6%

391.6

376.0

-4%

-3.1

34.4

Other

44.9

48.6

8%

27.0

29.6

10%

17.9

19.0

Total

1 592.5

1 725.2

8%

1 616.1

1 655.2

2%

-23.7

70.0

Main products – EU27 - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

EU27 exports

EU27 imports

Trade balance

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Primary goods:

214.4

248.2

16%

610.1

662.3

9%

-395.7

-414.1

Food & drink

81.3

91.1

12%

83.7

85.4

2%

-2.5

5.7

Raw materials

41.1

44.1

7%

79.7

75.4

-5%

-38.6

-31.3

Energy

92.0

113.0

23%

446.7

501.5

12%

-354.6

-388.6

Manufactured goods:

1 148.9

1 259.0

10%

924.0

928.2

0%

224.9

330.8

Chemicals

234.8

256.8

9%

143.2

150.4

5%

91.7

106.3

Machinery & vehicles

590.5

649.8

10%

407.7

417.4

2%

182.9

232.4

Other manuf’d goods

323.5

352.5

9%

373.1

360.4

-3%

-49.6

-8.0

Other

57.7

46.4

-20%

49.5

67.0

35%

8.2

-20.6

Total

1 421.1

1 553.6

9%

1 583.6

1 657.5

5%

-162.6

-103.9

Main trading partners - EA17 - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

EA17 exports to

EA17 imports from

Trade balance

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

United Kingdom

196.8

211.9

8%

153.0

154.4

1%

43.8

57.5

USA

183.0

207.2

13%

129.1

139.2

8%

53.9

68.1

China

105.3

111.1

6%

201.9

197.1

-2%

-96.6

-86.0

Russia

73.4

84.0

15%

127.1

131.7

4%

-53.7

-47.7

Switzerland

100.0

107.9

8%

75.0

74.9

0%

25.0

33.0

Poland

83.8

83.3

-1%

64.6

66.2

2%

19.1

17.1

Czech Republic

59.9

61.1

2%

69.6

70.6

1%

-9.7

-9.5

Sweden

55.8

54.8

-2%

48.8

48.4

-1%

7.0

6.4

Japan

36.0

41.3

15%

48.6

45.2

-7%

-12.6

-3.9

Turkey

52.2

54.7

5%

32.3

31.1

-4%

19.9

23.6

Main trading partners – EU27 - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

EU27 exports to

EU27 imports from

Trade balance

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

USA

240.5

270.9

13%

175.9

190.7

8%

64.6

80.2

China

124.1

132.8

7%

271.1

268.1

-1%

-146.9

-135.3

Russia

99.2

114.5

15%

182.5

195.7

7%

-83.3

-81.2

Switzerland

128.2

123.9

-3%

86.3

98.1

14%

41.9

25.8

Norway

43.0

46.1

7%

85.1

92.8

9%

-42.1

-46.7

Turkey

67.1

69.4

3%

44.2

44.2

0%

22.9

25.3

Japan

44.8

51.4

15%

63.9

59.6

-7%

-19.1

-8.2

Brazil

32.6

36.3

11%

36.2

34.6

-4%

-3.7

1.7

South Korea

29.3

34.1

17%

33.5

35.4

6%

-4.2

-1.3

India

36.9

35.0

-5%

36.9

34.5

-7%

-0.1

0.5

Member States’ total trade (intra-EU + extra-EU) - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Total exports

Total imports

Trade balance

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Growth

Jan-Nov 11

Jan-Nov 12

Belgium

315.4

321.7

2%

308.1

312.9

2%

7.3

8.8

Bulgaria

18.7

19.3

3%

21.4

23.5

10%

-2.7

-4.3

Czech Republic

108.2

113.5

5%

100.7

101.4

1%

7.5

12.1

Denmark

73.9

76.3

3%

62.9

66.9

6%

11.0

9.5

Germany

974.3

1 016.3

4%

829.3

841.7

1%

145.0

174.6

Estonia

11.1

11.7

5%

11.7

12.7

8%

-0.6

-1.0

Ireland

83.8

84.9

1%

43.8

45.1

3%

40.0

39.9

Greece

20.5

24.5

19%

40.6

43.5

7%

-20.1

-19.0

Spain

201.9

210.1

4%

247.2

240.0

-3%

-45.3

-30.0

France

393.0

409.8

4%

476.2

485.0

2%

-83.2

-75.2

Italy

344.5

359.2

4%

371.5

350.1

-6%

-26.9

9.0

Cyprus

1.2

1.3

5%

5.7

5.3

-8%

-4.5

-4.0

Latvia

8.6

10.0

16%

10.7

12.1

14%

-2.1

-2.1

Lithuania

18.4

21.0

14%

20.9

22.9

9%

-2.5

-1.9

Luxembourg

14.4

14.0

-3%

19.3

19.7

2%

-4.8

-5.7

Hungary

74.7

75.4

1%

67.9

68.8

1%

6.8

6.6

Malta

2.9

2.8

-1%

4.2

4.5

7%

-1.3

-1.6

Netherlands

439.0

469.9

7%

394.7

423.9

7%

44.2

46.0

Austria

117.6

120.2

2%

126.7

128.4

1%

-9.1

-8.2

Poland

125.2

132.7

6%

139.4

141.0

1%

-14.2

-8.3

Portugal

39.6

42.2

7%

54.8

51.9

-5%

-15.2

-9.7

Romania

42.0

41.8

0%

50.6

50.5

0%

-8.6

-8.7

Slovenia

23.1

23.3

1%

23.5

23.0

-2%

-0.4

0.3

Slovakia

52.9

58.8

11%

52.8

56.3

7%

0.1

2.5

Finland

52.1

52.7

1%

55.2

54.3

-2%

-3.1

-1.6

Sweden

123.5

124.9

1%

116.3

117.0

1%

7.2

7.9

United Kingdom

330.5

336.0

2%

443.9

488.9

10%

-113.4

-152.9

Annex - Seasonally adjusted data

Seasonally adjusted series have been calculated using a harmonised methodology. The seasonally adjusted series give a complementary view of the monthly developments in trade. Seasonally adjusted figures may not match those published by Member States due to differences in the raw data3, in the choice of seasonal adjustment model and to the use of series in national currency or in euro.

EA17 trade - seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

Jul 12

Aug 12

Sep 12

Oct 12

Nov 12

Dec 12

Growth:

Aug/Jul

Sep/Aug

Oct/Sep

Nov/Oct

Dec/Nov

Extra-EA17 exports

155.1

160.2

157.8

155.6

156.5

153.6

3.3%

-1.5%

-1.4%

0.6%

-1.8%

Extra-EA17 imports

148.8

152.2

147.5

148.5

146.0

141.7

2.3%

-3.1%

0.6%

-1.7%

-3.0%

Extra-EA17 trade balance

6.3

8.0

10.2

7.1

10.5

12.0

Intra-EA17 dispatches

135.8

137.8

134.5

133.3

133.5

129.7

1.5%

-2.4%

-1.0%

0.2%

-2.9%

EU27 trade - seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Flows

Jul 12

Aug 12

Sep 12

Oct 12

Nov 12

Dec 12

Growth:

Aug/Jul

Sep/Aug

Oct/Sep

Nov/Oct

Dec/Nov

Extra-EU27 exports

141.0

145.0

142.1

139.9

141.3

138.5

2.8%

-2.0%

-1.5%

0.9%

-1.9%

Extra-EU27 imports

147.8

152.8

152.4

149.7

145.1

142.7

3.4%

-0.3%

-1.8%

-3.1%

-1.6%

Extra-EU27 trade balance

-6.8

-7.7

-10.3

-9.7

-3.8

-4.2

Intra-EU27 dispatches

236.9

240.9

235.7

234.1

234.5

228.4

1.7%

-2.2%

-0.7%

0.2%

-2.6%

Contribution of EU27 Member States to extra-EU27 trade - seasonally adjusted data bn euro

Total exports

Total imports

Trade balance

Nov 12

Dec 12

Growth

Nov 12

Dec 12

Growth

Nov 12

Dec 12

EU27

141.3

138.5

-1.9%

145.1

142.7

-1.6%

-3.8

-4.2

Belgium

8.8

8.6

-1.7%

9.0

8.8

-2.7%

-0.2

-0.2

Bulgaria

0.8

0.7

-11.3%

0.8

0.8

9.1%

0.0

-0.1

Czech Republic

1.9

2.0

1.9%

2.2

2.4

12.5%

-0.2

-0.5

Denmark

2.5

2.5

-0.4%

1.8

1.8

4.9%

0.7

0.6

Germany

38.6

37.3

-3.4%

25.7

25.7

0.0%

12.9

11.6

Estonia

0.4

0.3

-5.4%

0.2

0.2

3.8%

0.1

0.1

Ireland

3.2

3.1

-3.7%

1.2

0.8

-35.3%

2.0

2.3

Greece

1.4

1.4

-3.1%

2.3

1.8

-20.0%

-0.9

-0.5

Spain

7.1

7.1

0.0%

9.6

9.3

-3.3%

-2.6

-2.3

France

15.4

14.9

-2.7%

14.0

13.8

-1.5%

1.4

1.2

Italy

15.3

15.5

0.9%

14.2

13.7

-3.7%

1.1

1.8

Cyprus

0.0

0.0

-3.4%

0.2

0.1

-37.0%

-0.1

-0.1

Latvia

0.4

0.4

-0.2%

0.3

0.3

1.7%

0.2

0.2

Lithuania

1.0

0.9

-6.8%

0.9

0.9

-5.5%

0.0

0.0

Luxembourg

0.3

0.3

-9.9%

0.5

0.4

-18.0%

-0.2

-0.2

Hungary

1.6

1.6

-2.2%

1.8

1.8

-1.8%

-0.2

-0.2

Malta

0.2

0.2

-15.6%

0.1

0.1

-39.1%

0.1

0.1

Netherlands

10.4

10.6

2.0%

21.4

20.9

-2.2%

-11.0

-10.3

Austria

3.4

3.2

-5.9%

2.8

2.8

-1.3%

0.6

0.4

Poland

3.0

3.0

-0.2%

4.4

4.4

0.3%

-1.4

-1.4

Portugal

1.1

1.1

4.5%

1.2

1.3

6.1%

-0.1

-0.1

Romania

1.3

1.1

-12.3%

1.2

1.2

6.8%

0.1

-0.1

Slovenia

0.7

0.7

-0.4%

0.7

0.7

1.3%

0.0

0.0

Slovakia

0.9

0.8

-10.0%

1.4

1.3

-7.3%

-0.5

-0.5

Finland

2.2

2.1

-5.4%

1.7

1.8

5.8%

0.5

0.3

Sweden

4.8

4.4

-7.4%

3.5

3.1

-9.8%

1.3

1.3

United Kingdom

14.8

14.9

0.6%

22.2

22.6

1.6%

-7.4

-7.7

Seasonally adjusted data

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