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Notiziario Marketpress di
Mercoledì 25 Maggio 2005
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MARCH 2005: EURO-ZONE EXTERNAL TRADE SURPLUS 4.2 BN EURO 6.5 BN EURO DEFICIT FOR EU25 |
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Bruxelles, 25 May 2005 - The first estimate for euro-zone1 trade with the rest of the world in March 2005 was a 4.2 billion euro surplus, compared with +10.4 bn in March 2004. The February 20052 balance was +3.6 bn, compared with +6.9 bn in February 2004. In March 2005 compared with February 2005, exports, seasonally adjusted, were stable while imports rose by 1.0%. The first estimate for March 2005 extra-Eu253 trade was a 6.5 bn euro deficit, compared with -1.7 bn in March 2004. In February 20052, the balance was -6.8 bn, compared with -3.8 bn in February 2004. In March 2005 compared with February 2005, exports, seasonally adjusted, rose by 1.3% and imports by 2.5%. These data are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Eu25 January-february 2005 detailed results The energy deficit grew strongly (-28.8 bn euro in January-february 2005 compared with -20.4 bn in January-february 2004), while the surplus for machinery and vehicles rose (+10.9 bn compared with +8.6 bn). The surplus in the chemicals sector decreased (+8.7 bn compared with +9.5 bn). Eu25 trade flows with its major partners were mixed. Imports from the Usa (-4% in January-february 2005 compared with January-february 2004) and Switzerland (-2%), as well as both trade flows with Japan (-5% for exports and -11% for imports) and Canada (-3% for exports and -9% for imports) fell. Exports to China and Turkey were stable. The most notable increases were for exports to Russia (+24%), Norway (+11%) and Switzerland (+9%), and for imports from Russia (+32%), Turkey (+19%), China (+17%) and India (+10%). Eu25 trade was characterised by an increase in the Eu25 surplus with the Usa (+11.7 bn euro in January-february 2005 compared with +10.5 bn in January-february 2004) and Switzerland (+2.6 bn compared with +1.5 bn). The Eu25 trade deficit increased with China (-15.0 bn compared with -11.8 bn) and Russia (-7.5 bn compared with -5.4 bn), remained nearly stable with Norway (-4.3 bn compared with -4.4 bn) and decreased with Japan (-3.9 bn compared with -4.9 bn). Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+26.5 bn euro in January-february 2005), followed by the Netherlands (+5.3 bn), Ireland (+4.8 bn) and Sweden (+2.8 bn). The United Kingdom (-15.6 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by Spain (-10.1 bn), Greece (-4.5 bn) and France (-4.2 bn). Euro-zone trade - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro Flows | Mar 05 | Mar 04 | Growth | Feb 05 | Feb 04 | Growth | Jan-mar 05 | Jan-mar 04 | Growth | Extra-eurozone exports | 102.0 | 102.1 | 0% | 91.4 | r | 87.6 | r | 4% | | 280.7 | 271.4 | 3% | Extra-eurozone imports | 97.8 | 91.6 | 7% | 87.8 | r | 80.7 | r | 9% | | 274.6 | 252.3 | 9% | Extra-eurozone trade balance | 4.2 | 10.4 | | 3.6 | r | 6.9 | | | | 6.1 | 19.1 | | Intra-eurozone dispatches | 109.8 | 108.0 | 2% | 98.5 | r | 93.0 | | 6% | r | 302.3 | 289.6 | 4% | Eu25 trade - non seasonally adjusted data bn euro Flows | Mar 05 | Mar 04 | Growth | Feb 05 | Feb 04 | Growth | Jan-mar 05 | Jan-mar 04 | Growth | Extra-eu25 exports | 86.9 | 84.5 | 3% | 75.8 | | 71.5 | | 6% | | 234.3 | 222.3 | 5% | Extra-eu25 imports | 93.4 | 86.2 | 8% | 82.6 | | 75.3 | | 10% | | 261.8 | 239.8 | 9% | Extra-eu25 trade balance | -6.5 | -1.7 | | -6.8 | | -3.8 | | | | -27.5 | -17.6 | | Intra-eu25 dispatches | 183.2 | 182.7 | 0% | 167.0 | r | 158.4 | | 5% | r | 510.2 | 490.5 | 4% |
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