Zone euro Balance Commerciale

The Eurozone posted a trade surplus of €24 billion in February 2025, the largest since December 2020, up from the revised surplus of €21.7 billion in the same month of the previous year. Exports surged by 6.2% yoy to €249 billion and imports increased by a softer 5.7% to €225 billion. The European Union also recorded a trade surplus of €23 billion, up from €21.8 billion in February 2024, as exports grew 7% to €225.4 billion, boosted by a 36% jump in shipments of chemicals & related products. Conversely, declines were seen in exports of machinery & vehicles (-1.9%) and energy (-7.7%). Exports to Switzerland rose 34.8%, and those to the U.S surged 22.4%, the strongest in 13 months, reaching €51.8 billion. Meanwhile, imports rose 7.2% to €202.4 billion, on higher purchases of food & drinks (18.3%); chemicals & related products (16.1%); other manufactured goods (7.5%) and machinery & vehicles (4.6%). Imports increased mostly from South Korea (21%), China (13.3%) and Switzerland (12.5%).