Belgique - Balance commerciale

Belgium's trade surplus shrank to EUR 1,293 million in September 2019 from EUR 1,487.4 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell 5.4 percent to EUR 31,175.8 million, pushed down by lower sales to EU countries (-8.1 percent to EUR 22,059.4 million) while those to non-EU countries rose 2 percent to EUR 9,116.4 million. Meantime, imports decreased at a softer 5 percent to EUR 29,882.8 million, as acquisitions from non-EU countries (4.7 percent to EUR 11,497.4 million) were not enough to offset the decline in the ones from EU countries (-10.2 percent to EUR 18,385.4 million).

Belgium's trade surplus increased to EUR 1,446 million in August of 2019 from EUR 716 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports dropped 11 percent from a year earlier to EUR 27,922 million while imports slumped 13.5 percent to EUR 26,476 million.

The trade surplus in Belgium rose to a record high of EUR 2,929 million in July of 2019 from EUR 1,019 million in the same month of the previous year. Imports slumped 10 percent from a year earlier to EUR 29,260 million, its lowest since August of 2018, while exports went down at a softer 4 percent to EUR 32,189 million.

Belgium posted a trade gap of EUR 506.3 million in April of 2019, switching from a EUR 1,384.9 million surplus in the same month of the previous year. Exports rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier to EUR 32,045 million, led by shipments to non-EU countries (+19.3 percent to EUR 9,739 million). At the same time, imports jumped 9.6 percent to EUR 32,551 million, boosted by purchases from both EU countries (+8.7 percent to EUR 20,619 million) and non-EU countries (+11.1 percent to EUR 11,932 million). In the January to April period, the trade surplus narrowed sharply to EUR 2,730 million from EUR 5,251 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as exports edged up only 0.1 percent while imports climbed 2.1 percent.

The trade surplus in Belgium rose by 44.5 percent to EUR 1,640.5 million in March of 2019 from EUR 1,110.4 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell 6.2 percent to EUR 32,790 million, dragged down by shipments to both EU countries (-8.2 percent to EUR 23,346.1 million) and non-EU countries (-0.8 percent to EUR 9,443.9 million). Meanwhile, imports dropped at a faster 7.8 percent to EUR 31,185.5 million, as purchases from EU countries slumped 11.7 percent to EUR 19,501.1 million and those from non-EU countries went down 0.5 percent to EUR 11,684.4 million.

The trade surplus in Belgium rose by 10.9 percent to EUR 1,663.7 million in February of 2019 from EUR 1,499.6 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports fell 3.8 percent from a year earlier to EUR 30,283.1 million, dragged down by shipments from both EU countries (-3.8 percent to EUR 21,832.5 million) and non-EU countries (-3.9 percent to EUR 8,450.6 million). Meanwhile, imports dropped at a faster 4.6 percent to EUR 28,619.4 million, as imports from EUR countries slumped 5.3 percent to EUR 18,749 million and those from non-EU countries decreased by 3 percent to EUR 9,870.4 million.