These data are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
EU27 detailed results for January to May 2010
The EU27 deficit increased for energy (-115.6 bn euro in January-May 2010 compared with -93.0 bn in January-May 2009), while the surplus for manufactured goods increased (+63.5 bn compared with +47.6 bn).
EU27 trade with all its major partners grew in January-May 2010 compared with January-May 2009, except for imports from the USA (-8%). The most notable increases were recorded for exports to Brazil (+51%), China (+42%) and Turkey (+37%), and for imports from Russia (+45%) and India (+22%).
The EU27 trade surplus increased with the USA (+25.0 bn euro in January-May 2010 compared with +12.2 bn in January-May 2009), Switzerland (+6.8 bn compared with +4.8 bn) and Turkey (+5.6 bn compared with +1.9 bn). The EU27 trade deficit increased with China (-57.5 bn compared with -55.7 bn), Russia (-32.0 bn compared with -16.9 bn) and Norway (-15.5 bn compared with -14.6 bn), but decreased with Japan (-8.9 bn compared with -9.2 bn) and South Korea (-4.9 bn compared with -5.7 bn).
Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+60.2 bn euro in January-May 2010), followed by the Netherlands (+17.0 bn) and Ireland (+16.1 bn). The United Kingdom (-42.8 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by France (-25.6 bn), Spain (-21.3 bn), Italy (-11.2 bn) and Greece (-10.7 bn).
