Foreign trade and import prices - April 2026

In April 2026, seasonally adjusted data, compared to March 2026, decreased both for exports (-2.2%) and imports (-0.6%). Exports fell both for EU countries (-2.1%) and non-EU countries (-2.4%). Imports declined by -2.1% for EU area while grew by +1.3% for non-EU area.

Over the last quarter, compared with the previous one, seasonally adjusted data increased both for exports (+5.0%) and imports (+6.2%).

In April 2026, compared to the same month of the previous year, exports increased by +8.8% and imports by +5.5%. Outgoing flows grew by +5.9% for EU countries and by +12.0% for non-EU countries. Incoming flows rose by +5.2% for EU area and by +5.9% for non-EU area.

In April 2026, trade balance recorded a surplus of +4,293 million Euros (+316 million Euros surplus for EU countries and +3,977 million Euros surplus for non-EU countries). Excluding energy, the trade balance surplus amounted to +9,462 million Euros.

In April 2026, import prices increased by 3.3% on monthly basis (+1.5% for the euro zone, +5.0% for the non-euro zone). Over the last three months, compared to the previous three months, import prices increased by 3.5% (+1.0% for the euro zone, +5.8% for the non-euro zone).

Import prices, compared to the same month a year ago, increased by 4.6% (+2.5% for the euro zone, +6.8% for the non-euro zone).