Espagne Balance Commerciale

Spain's trade gap rose slightly to EUR 4.8 billion in August 2024 from EUR 4.4 billion in the same month last year. Imports increased by 3.2% year-on-year to EUR 31.4 billion, mainly on higher purchases of durable consumer goods (+18.5%); raw materials (+14.2%); non-chemical semi-manufactured goods (+10.4%); manufactured consumer goods (+9.2%); and chemical products (+8.9%). Meanwhile, exports were up by 2.5% to EUR 26.8 billion, primarily due to shipments of raw materials (+37.3%); chemical products (+17%); non-chemical semi-manufactured goods (+7.8%); and manufactured consumer goods (+5.1%). Conversely, exports fell for capital goods (-10.1%) and automotive products (-7.8%).