# European Union (EU27) - Imports: capital goods (BEC)

European Union (EU27) - Imports: capital goods (BEC) was up 19.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 18.3% in June 2026.
The level stood at 45,848 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted.
That is the highest reading since October 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.5% (Jan 2024) to 29.9% (Mar 2021), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-CAPITAL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted
- Coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (295 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-imports-capital-goods-bec

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 45,848 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 19.8 |
| June 2026 | 44,300 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 18.3 |
| May 2026 | 41,133 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 19.0 |
| April 2026 | 42,257 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 16.6 |
| March 2026 | 43,487 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 17.7 |
| February 2026 | 35,476 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 8.6 |
| January 2026 | 38,551 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 4.4 |
| December 2025 | 41,328 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 12.4 |
| November 2025 | 41,008 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 42,297 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 10.5 |
| September 2025 | 39,074 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 11.1 |
| August 2025 | 33,842 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 38,259 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 37,434 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 14.1 |
| May 2025 | 34,575 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 36,242 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 4.2 |
| March 2025 | 36,948 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 9.2 |
| February 2025 | 32,652 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 36,934 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 13.3 |
| December 2024 | 36,766 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 10.4 |
| November 2024 | 40,174 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 6.4 |
| October 2024 | 38,276 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.7 |
| September 2024 | 35,181 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 2.4 |
| August 2024 | 33,516 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-CAPITAL"

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