# Euro Area Imports by product (SITC/BEC)

Euro Area Imports by product (SITC/BEC) was up 17.8% year on year in August 2026, compared with 13.6% in July 2026.
The level stood at 85,152.
That is the highest reading since January 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.8% (Apr 2020) to 45.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.IMPORTS.M.NSA.SITC-7`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: —
- Coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (296 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/imports-by-product-sitc-bec

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 85,152 | 17.8 |
| July 2026 | 95,432 | 13.6 |
| June 2026 | 98,836 | 17.4 |
| May 2026 | 90,395 | 13.0 |
| April 2026 | 91,936 | 11.7 |
| March 2026 | 97,504 | 13.2 |
| February 2026 | 81,185 | 6.0 |
| January 2026 | 82,007 | 4.3 |
| December 2025 | 84,766 | 12.2 |
| November 2025 | 88,420 | 4.0 |
| October 2025 | 91,420 | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 88,967 | 10.7 |
| August 2025 | 72,286 | −0.07 |
| July 2025 | 84,019 | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 84,164 | 8.5 |
| May 2025 | 80,014 | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 82,310 | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 86,164 | 6.3 |
| February 2025 | 76,572 | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 78,609 | 4.5 |
| December 2024 | 75,578 | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 85,029 | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 87,658 | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 80,404 | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.IMPORTS.M.NSA.SITC-7"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.IMPORTS.M.NSA.SITC-7",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```
