The eurozone's external trade balance recorded a surplus of €8.6 billion in June, compared with a surplus of €4.8 billion in June 2025 and a deficit of €9 billion in May. This is the largest surplus since February. Analysts surveyed by Trading Economics had on average expected a deficit of €2.2 billion.
Exports of goods from the eurozone surged 14.4% year-on-year in June to €272.5 billion. Imports increased 13.1% to €264 billion.
In the first half of the year, the eurozone's external trade balance showed a surplus of €9.8 billion, compared with €82.2 billion in the same period last year. Half-year exports fell 0.2% to €1.487 trillion, while imports rose 4.7% to €1.477 trillion.
Intra-eurozone trade volume in January-June grew 4.7% to €1.408 trillion.
The European Union recorded a trade surplus of €3.9 billion in June, against a deficit of €13.9 billion in May.
EU exports to the US in the previous month rose 10.8% year-on-year, to China by 11.3%, to the UK by 7.2%, and to Switzerland by 14.5%. Imports from the US increased 11%, from China by 12.5%, from the UK by 12.3%, and from Switzerland by 4.7%.