The first estimate for the euro-zone1 trade balance with the rest of the world in October 2005 was zero, against a 4.9 billion euro surplus in October 2004.
The September 20052 balance was +2.0 billion, compared with +2.6 billion in September 2004.
In October 2005 compared with September 2005, exports, seasonally adjusted, fell by 2.3% while imports increased by 0.9 percent.
The first estimate for October 2005 extra-EU253 trade was a 11.0 bn euro deficit, compared with -7.0 bn in October 2004.
In September 2005, the balance was -8.7 billion, compared with -8.3 billion in September 2004. In October 2005 compared with September 2005, exports, seasonally adjusted, fell by 2.7 percent while imports increased by 0.6 percent.
These data are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
The energy deficit grew strongly (-157.2 billion euro in January-September 2005 compared with -105.2 billion in January-September 2004), while the surplus for machinery and vehicles rose (+77.7 billion compared with +60.5 billion).
The surplus in the chemicals sector increased slightly (+51.5 billion compared with +48.4 billion).
Apart from trade flows with Japan which remained stable for exports and fell for imports (-3 percent in January-September 2005 compared with January-September 2004), EU25 trade flows with its major partners grew. The most notable increases were for exports to India (+25 percent), Russia (+23 percent), South Korea (+13 percent), Switzerland and Norway (both +10 percent), and for imports from Russia (+32 percent), China (+24 percent), Norway and India (both +18 percent).
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