Key Figures Bulletin of Economic Trends in Europe 04/98

For the same period, Germany achieved the largest extra-EU surplus (ECU 9.5 bil- lion) followed by Italy (ECU 5.5 billion) and Sweden (ECU 4.4 billion), while the Netherlands and

In the first eight months of 1996, Germany registered the second-largest intra-EU trade surplus (ECU 15.1 billion), a fall of 0.1 billion compared with the same period of

Of the remaining four Member States, only Denmark and Spain displayed a small intra-EU surplus in January 1997 (ECU 0.1 billion for each), while Portugal and Greece

Trade with Central and recorded the During the first two months of 1997, the EU's' external trade balance showed a surplus of ECU 0.8 billion, whereas in January-February 1996 it

In the first six months of 1996, Germany registered the second-largest intra-EU trade surplus (11.5 billion ECU), a fall of 0.8 billion compared with the same period of the

For the same period, Germany achieved the largest extra-EU surplus (ECU 9.5 bil- lion) followed by Italy (ECU 5.5 billion) and Sweden (ECU 4.4 billion), while the Netherlands and

In the first six months of 1996, Germany registered the second-largest intra-EU trade surplus (11.5 billion ECU), a fall of 0.8 billion compared with the same period of the

During the period January to November 1994 the extra-EU exports of the BLEU and Greece recorded the largest rates of growth among the EU member states compared to the same period