According to the report from Eurostat, the first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in January 2019 was €183.4 billion, an increase of 2.5% compared with January 2018 (€179.0 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €181.8 bn, a rise of 3.4% compared with January 2018 (€175.9 bn). As a result, the euro area recorded a €1.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in January 2019, compared with +€3.1 bn in January 2018. Intra-euro area trade rose to €164.6 bn in January 2019, up by 2.4% compared with January 2018.

In 2018, euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world rose to €2 277.6 bn (an increase of 3.7% compared with 2017), and imports rose to €2 084.2 bn (an increase of 6.6% with respect to the previous year). As a result the euro area recorded a surplus of €193.4 bn in 2018, compared with +€240.8 bn in 2017. Intra-euro area trade rose to €1 943.5 bn in 2018, up by 5.3% compared with 2017.