These data are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
EU27 January-April 2010 detailed results
The EU27 deficit rose for energy (-91.5 bn euro in January-April 2010 compared with -76.1 bn in January-April 2009), while the surplus for manufactured goods increased (+50.5 bn compared with +34.7 bn).
EU27 trade with all its major partners grew in January-April 2010 compared with January-April 2009, except for imports from the USA (-10%). The most notable increases were recorded for exports to Brazil (+46%), China (+43%) and Turkey (+40%), and for imports from Russia (+40%), India (+18%) and Turkey (+15%).
The EU27 trade surplus increased with the USA (+19.0 bn euro in January-April 2010 compared with +9.6 bn in January-April 2009), Switzerland (+6.1 bn compared with +3.9 bn) and Turkey (+4.2 bn compared with +1.0 bn). The EU27 trade deficit decreased with China (-44.9 bn compared with -46.7 bn), Japan (-7.0 bn compared with
-7.6 bn) and South Korea (-3.7 bn compared with -4.4 bn), but increased with Russia (-24.4 bn compared with ‑13.3 bn). The EU27 trade deficit with Norway remained nearly unchanged (-12.6 bn compared with -12.5 bn).
Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+50.5 bn euro in January-April 2010), followed by the Netherlands (+14.6 bn) and Ireland (+12.4 bn). The United Kingdom (-33.8 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by France (-18.9 bn), Spain (-17.2 bn), Italy (-9.3 bn) and Greece (-8.9 bn).
