Euro area19 trade by SITC product group since 1999 - ext_st_easitc

Data - Eurostat

Info

Last observation: Monthly: 2026M05 (N = 21,702)

First observation: Monthly: 2002M01 (N = 14,439)

Last data update: 23 jul 2026, 23:02. Last compile: 24 jul 2026, 01:38

Structure

Euro Area Trade with Extra-EA Partners

Exports vs. Imports

Code
ext_st_easitc %>%
  filter(partner == "EXT_EA21",
         sitc06 == "TOTAL",
         stk_flow %in% c("EXP", "IMP"),
         indic_et == "TRD_VAL_SCA") %>%
  month_to_date %>%
  mutate(values = values/1000) %>%
  ggplot + geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values, color = Stk_flow)) +
  theme_minimal() +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2000, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y")) +
  theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.85),
        legend.title = element_blank()) +
  xlab("") + ylab("Euro area trade with extra-EA21 (Bn€, s.a.)")

Trade Balance

Code
ext_st_easitc %>%
  filter(partner == "EXT_EA21",
         sitc06 == "TOTAL",
         stk_flow == "BAL_RT",
         indic_et == "TRD_VAL_SCA") %>%
  month_to_date %>%
  mutate(values = values/1000) %>%
  ggplot + geom_line(aes(x = date, y = values)) +
  theme_minimal() +
  scale_x_date(breaks = as.Date(paste0(seq(2000, 2100, 2), "-01-01")),
               labels = date_format("%Y")) +
  xlab("") + ylab("Euro area trade balance with extra-EA21 (Bn€, s.a.)") +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", color = "black")

Latest Month by Product Group

Code
latest_m <- ext_st_easitc %>%
  filter(partner == "EXT_EA21",
         stk_flow == "EXP",
         indic_et == "TRD_VAL_SCA",
         sitc06 == "TOTAL",
         !is.na(values)) %>%
  summarise(m = max(time)) %>%
  pull(m)

ext_st_easitc %>%
  filter(partner == "EXT_EA21",
         indic_et == "TRD_VAL_SCA",
         stk_flow %in% c("EXP", "IMP"),
         sitc06 != "TOTAL",
         time == latest_m) %>%
  mutate(values = values/1000) %>%
  select(sitc06, Sitc06, Stk_flow, values) %>%
  spread(Stk_flow, values) %>%
  arrange(-Exports) %>%
  print_table_conditional()
sitc06 Sitc06 Exports Imports
SITC5-8 Manufactured goods 204.8341 178.8513
SITC7 Machinery and transport equipment 97.6014 91.3454
SITC6_8 Other manufactured goods 55.4199 56.0023
SITC5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 51.8128 31.5036
SITC8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 29.1836 32.5184
SITC6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 26.2362 23.4839
SITC0_1 Food, drinks and tobacco 20.4989 17.8303
SITC0 Food and live animals 16.6415 16.0402
SITC3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 14.5566 46.3349
SITC9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC 8.9191 7.7778
SITC2_4 Raw materials 6.8672 9.8517
SITC2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 5.8600 8.3805
SITC1 Beverages and tobacco 3.8575 1.7900
SITC4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 1.0072 1.4711