EU imports rised sharply in September

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) published the international trade data of the EU and the Eurozone for September. 5 to 186.4 billion euros. Thus, the EU had a foreign trade surplus of 500 million Euros in September.
In the Eurozone, exports increased by 10 percent to 209.3 billion Euros in September compared to the same period of 2020, while imports increased by 21.6 percent to 202 billion Euros. The trade surplus of the Eurozone was recorded as 7.3 billion Euros in September. The countries that imported the most from EU countries in the said period were the USA with 34.1 billion Euros, the United Kingdom with 25.2 billion Euros and 18.3 billion Euros. China with 13.1 billion Euros, Switzerland with 7.8 billion Euros and Turkey with 6.5 billion Euros. The countries that export the most to EU countries are China with 44.4 billion Euros and the USA with 20.5 billion Euros. Russia with 13.4 billion euros, the United Kingdom with 12.5 billion euros, Switzerland with 10.2 billion euros, Norway with 6.8 billion euros and Turkey with 6.6 billion euros.