Euro area posts €12.6bn trade surplus in December

Eurostat this week reported that the euro area balance in trade in goods posted a €12.6 billion surplus in December 2025, compared with a surplus of €13.9 billion in December 2024.

The first estimates showed that euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world reached €234.0 billion in December 2025, representing an increase of 3.4 per cent compared with December 2024, when exports totalled €226.3 billion.

At the same time, imports from the rest of the world stood at €221.3 billion in December 2025...