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Euro area posts €10.3 billion goods trade deficit in September

KROV newsroom

13 Nov 2026, 8:25 pm IST1 min read

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The euro area recorded a €10.3 billion goods trade deficit with the rest of the world in September 2026, according to Eurostat’s initial estimates published on 13 November. It had recorded a €13.5 billion surplus a year earlier. Exports rose 6% to €272.7 billion, while imports grew 16.1% to €283 billion.

Eurostat identified the widening energy trade gap as the main contributor to the year-on-year swing. The euro area’s energy deficit rose from €20.7 billion to €33 billion. These figures are provisional and unadjusted for seasonality.

Separately, Eurostat’s figures for the wider European Union show it imported €6.7 billion of goods from India and exported €4.8 billion to India in September. Those flows rose 17.5% and 12.9% respectively from a year earlier.

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