Euro zone exports rose to 255.4 billion euros in April
The performance of the trade balance also declined compared to March 2026. Which recorded a surplus of 4.9 billion euros, while the deterioration on an annual basis amounted to about 9.7 billion euros, driven by an increase in the energy deficit and a decline in the surplus of the machinery and vehicles sector. During the first four months of 2026, euro zone exports decreased to 970.1 billion euros, a decline of 3.6% compared to the same period last year. While imports rose to 957.2 billion euros, an increase 1.5%. In contrast, intra-regional trade rose to 924.9 billion euros, recording a growth of 3.1%. At the European Union level, the bloc recorded a trade deficit in goods amounting to 7.1 billion euros during April 2026, compared to a surplus of 7.3 billion euros in April 2025. European Union exports rose to 225.7 billion euros, an increase of 3.2%, while imports jumped to 232.8 billion euros, an increase of 10.1%, which led to an annual deterioration in the trade balance of 14.4 billion euros, as a result of the rise in the energy deficit and the decline in the surplus of the machinery and vehicles sector. The data indicated that European Union exports during the period from January to April 2026 declined to 857.7 billion euros, a decrease of 5.8%, Compared to an increase in imports to 859.9 billion euros, by 0.8%. At the same time, intra-EU trade rose to 1.445 trillion euros, achieving a growth of 4.2%.
Eurostat data showed " A deficit in goods trade with the rest of the world amounted to one billion euros during April 2026, compared to a surplus of 8.7 billion The performance of the trade balance declined European Union exports
