Eurozone sees trade surplus fall 27% during April 

Data shows that the eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €9.9bn compared to the €13.6bn recorded in April 2024.

The eurozone’s trade surplus during April saw a 27% decline compared to the same month last year largely due to a fall off in trade in the machinery and vehicles sector, new data from Eurostat shows.

The data shows that the eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €9.9bn compared to the €13.6bn recorded in April 2024. In the machinery and vehicles sector alone, the trade surplus fell from €16.8bn to €12.8bn.