EU Imports Rise Faster than Exports as China and US Remain Top Partners
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Eurostat data show that China strengthens leadership as the EU's largest supplier, with EUR 153.6 billion in goods sold between April and June.
EU imports rise faster than exports as China and US remain top partners
The European Union imported €701.8 billion of goods from countries outside the bloc during the second quarter of 2026, while exports reached €680.0 billion. Imports grew much faster than exports, leaving the EU with its first quarterly goods deficit in three years. Eurostat’s latest partner breakdown shows that extra-EU imports increased by 11.7% from the second quarter of 2025. Exports rose by 4.5% over the same period. Compared with the first …
Top trade in goods partners in Q2 2026: US and China
In the second quarter of 2026, the EU imported €701.8 billion in goods from non-EU countries and exported €680.0 billion. Compared with the previous quarter, both imports and exports increased, by 9.9% and 5.4%, respectively. Compared with the second quarter of 2025, imports increased by 11.7% and exports by 4.5%. China was the EU’s largest supplier, accounting for €153.6 billion (21.9% of […]
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