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EU–United States trade in goods

In May 2026, the EU exported €40.8B of goods to the United States and imported €32.9B — a €7.8B surplus in this category.

The EU's all goods surplus with the United States has narrowed by about 57% over the past year, from €18.4B to €7.8B.

The United States supplied about 14% of the EU's extra-EU imports of all goods in May 2026.

Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€40.8B
EU imports
€32.9B
Balance
€7.8B

Top product categories traded with United States

EU exports →

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products€9.0B
  2. 84Machinery & mechanical appliances€7.9B
  3. 85Electrical machinery & electronics€3.4B
  4. 87Vehicles€3.1B
  5. 90Optical, medical & precision instruments€2.8B

← EU imports

  1. 27Mineral fuels & oils€10.7B
  2. 84Machinery & mechanical appliances€5.2B
  3. 30Pharmaceutical products€3.1B
  4. 90Optical, medical & precision instruments€2.3B
  5. 29Organic chemicals€1.7B

Monthly figures

MonthEU exportsEU importsBalance
May 2026€40.8B€32.9B€7.8B
April 2026€41.4B€31.4B€10.0B
March 2026€44.6B€32.1B€12.5B
February 2026€38.5B€28.5B€10.1B
January 2026€35.0B€26.1B€8.8B
December 2025€37.0B€28.1B€8.9B
November 2025€37.9B€27.7B€10.3B
October 2025€41.7B€30.2B€11.5B
September 2025€53.3B€32.1B€21.3B
August 2025€33.2B€26.9B€6.3B
July 2025€44.4B€31.8B€12.5B
June 2025€41.2B€31.0B€10.2B
May 2025€46.5B€28.1B€18.4B
April 2025€47.4B€30.3B€17.1B
March 2025€71.6B€31.2B€40.4B
February 2025€52.0B€28.6B€23.4B
January 2025€48.2B€30.5B€17.7B
December 2024€42.4B€27.3B€15.1B
November 2024€47.0B€28.7B€18.3B
October 2024€47.8B€28.3B€19.5B
September 2024€46.0B€27.5B€18.6B
August 2024€42.3B€27.0B€15.3B
July 2024€46.8B€28.4B€18.4B
June 2024€45.0B€26.3B€18.6B

EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.

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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.