# European Union Trade Balance: Goods & Services

European Union Trade Balance: Goods & Services was 8,247.4 € million in August 2026, down 76.9% from July 2026 and down 44.0% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since April 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33,744 € million (Aug 2022) to 49,562 € million (Mar 2025), averaging 21,552 € million.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.TRADEBAL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: € million
- Coverage: 2008-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/trade-balance-goods-and-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 8,247.4 € million |
| July 2026 | 35,655 € million |
| June 2026 | 29,131 € million |
| May 2026 | 14,112 € million |
| April 2026 | 18,654 € million |
| March 2026 | 20,182 € million |
| February 2026 | 27,041 € million |
| January 2026 | 11,812 € million |
| December 2025 | 30,446 € million |
| November 2025 | 29,393 € million |
| October 2025 | 38,816 € million |
| September 2025 | 34,375 € million |
| August 2025 | 14,715 € million |
| July 2025 | 30,127 € million |
| June 2025 | 25,147 € million |
| May 2025 | 29,342 € million |
| April 2025 | 25,586 € million |
| March 2025 | 49,562 € million |
| February 2025 | 34,594 € million |
| January 2025 | 13,815 € million |
| December 2024 | 32,187 € million |
| November 2024 | 29,525 € million |
| October 2024 | 26,501 € million |
| September 2024 | 26,757 € million |

## API

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

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