European Union Export, Import & Trade

By: EW World Economy Team   Date: 3 June 2011

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European Union Import and Indicators and Statistics at a Glance (2010) 

Total value of exports: US$1.952 trillion (last available data from 2007)

Primary exports - commodities: Machinery, motor vehicles, aircraft, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, wood pulp and paper products, textiles, meat, dairy products, fish, alcoholic beverages. 

Total value of imports: US$1.69 trillion (last available data from 2007)

Primary imports - commodities: machinery, vehicles, aircraft, plastics, crude oil, chemicals, textiles, metals, foodstuffs, clothing

Top 5 Economies in the European Union 

Germany

Total value of exports: US$1.337 billion

Primary exports - commodities: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuff, textiles

Primary exports partners: France (10.2 percent), US (6.7 percent), Netherlands (6.7 percent), UK (6.6 percent), Italy (6.3 percent), Austria (6 percent), China (4.5 percent), Switzerland (4.4 percent)

Total value of imports: US$1.12 trillion

Primary imports - commodities: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals

Primary imports partners: Germany (12.87 percent), US (9.74 percent), China (8.88 percent), Netherlands (6.94 percent), France (6.64 percent), Belgium (4.86 percent), Norway (4.84 percent), Ireland (4.01 percent), Italy (3.99 percent)

France

Total value of exports: US$508.7 billion

Primary exports - commodities: machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

Primary exports partners: Germany (15.88 percent), Italy (8.16 percent), Spain (7.8 percent), Belgium (7.44 percent), UK (7.04 percent), US (5.65 percent)

Total value of imports: US$577.7 billion

Primary imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals

Primary imports partners: Germany (19.41 percent), Belgium (11.61 percent), Italy (7.97 percent), Netherlands (7.15 percent), Spain (6.68 percent), UK (4.9 percent), US (4.72 percent), China (4.44 percent)

UK

Total value of exports: US$405.6 billion

Primary exports - commodities: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Primary exports partners: US (14.71 percent), Germany (11.06 percent), France (8 percent), Netherlands (7.79 percent), Ireland (6.89 percent), Belgium (4.65 percent), Spain (4 percent)

Total value of imports: US$546.5 billion

Primary imports - commodities: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs

Primary imports partners: Germany (12.87 percent), US (9.74 percent), China (8.88 percent), Netherlands (6.94 percent), France (6.64 percent), Belgium (4.86 percent), Norway (4.84 percent), Ireland (4.01 percent), Italy (3.99 percent)

Italy

Total value of exports: US$458 billion

Primary exports - commodities: Engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals, food, beverages and tobacco, minerals, nonferrous metals

Primary exports partners: Germany (12.6 percent), France (11.57 percent), US (5.92 percent), Spain (5.69 percent), UK (5.13 percent), Switzerland (4.69 percent)

Total value of imports: US$459.7 billion

Primary imports - commodities: engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing, food and beverages, tobacco

Primary imports partners: Germany (16.68 percent), France (8.82 percent), China (6.53 percent), Netherlands (5.63 percent), Spain (4.3 percent), Russia (4.12 percent), Belgium (4.08 percent)

Spain

Total value of exports: US$268.3 billion

Primary exports - commodities: machinery, motor vehicles, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicine, other consumer goods

Primary exports partners: France (19.27 percent), Germany (11.11 percent), Portugal (9.21 percent), Italy (8.24 percent), UK (6.18 percent)

Total value of imports: US$324.6 billion

Primary imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments

Primary imports partners: Germany (15.02 percent), France (12.82 percent), Italy (7.17 percent), China (5.8 percent), Netherlands (5.22 percent), UK (4.7 percent)

 


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