Economic data

Merchandise trade balance of the fixed EU27_2020 aggregate with all non-member countries (extra-EU27), all SITC products, unadjusted trade value in million EUR. Intra-EU trade is internal to the aggregate. Exports are generally FOB and imports CIF. Release times and historical vintages are unknown.

Source: Eurostat, ext_st_eu27_2020sitc (DOI 10.2908/EXT_ST_EU27_2020SITC), https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ext_st_eu27_2020sitc/default/table, accessed 2026-11-13. SOTW selected the EU27_2020 extra-EU balance for all products and restructured the data; values are not recalculated. Eurostat is not responsible for this republication.

Reuse terms: EU-2011-833. Effective resale permission: permitted under the provider terms.

Series-wide coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-09-01. SOTW publication: 2026-11-13T14:20:06.795946+00:00.

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  "currency": "EUR (ECU before 1999 by the publisher label); no conversion",
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  "rights_scope": "Eurostat-created EU27_2020 aggregate statistics under the Commission Decision of 12 December 2011 (2011/833/EU), with source acknowledgement, a statement that SOTW selected and restructured the data and a non-responsibility disclaimer; no endorsement.",
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  "missingness_rule": "A missing cell or any observation flag refuses the family for review.",
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    },
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