EU Trade Deficit Widens to €25.2B as China Gap Grows and Machinery Trade Turns Negative

The EU’s goods trade deficit widened sharply from €7.5B in August 2025 to €25.2B in August 2026, as imports grew substantially faster than exports. Extra-EU imports surged 18.2% yoy to €228.0B, outpacing the 9.4% increase in exports to €202
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