EXTERNAL AND INTRA-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE. Monthly statistics 10/1998

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EXTERNAL AND INTRA-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE
Monthly statistics
10 D 1998 EXTERNAL AND INTRA-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE
Monthly statistics
10 D 1998
Theme
External trade
Series
Β
Short-term statistics
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1998
© European Communities, 1998
Printed in Luxembourg
PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER Data availability
Data extraction dates :
■25.09.1998 indices
■30.09.1998 others
Lastest data available in this issue
O = lntra-EU D = Extra-EU ■ = Total
ΒΛ. DK D EL E EU F IRL ι NL A Ρ FIN s UK IS NO CH
May 1998
June 1998 ■ ■ ■ ■ D ■ D D D D ■ ■ ■ ■
July 1998 ■ ■ Contents
Foreword 7
Abbreviations 12
Trends in European Union trade3
I: Main trends in world trade5
II: Extra-EU trade by main partner7
III:U trade by main product9
IV: Extra-EU trade by Member State 21
V: Intra-EU trade byr State3
VI:U trade matrix4
VII: Extra + Intra-EU trade by Member State5
VIM: Seasonally adjusted time series7
IX: Extra-EU trade indices by partner country8
X:U trade indices by product 30
XI: Intra-EU trade indices by product1
European Union and world trade3
1 A: Trends in world trade5
1B: Share of trade with the European Union, the United States and Japan8
1C: Product breakdown of external trade of the European Union, the United States and Japan 39
European Union trading partners 41
2A: Main EU trading partners2
2B/C: Yearly/Monthly trends in EU trade by partner country4
2D: Product breakdown of EU trade by main partner country 56
Extra-EU trade by product 61
3A/B: Annual/Monthly trends in EU trade by product2
3C: Geographical breakdown of EU trade by main product6
3D: Main EU trading partners by main product 74
Member States and EU trade 83
Trade balance by Member State5 4A
4B Intra-EU trade by Member State6
4C Extra-EU trade byr State7
4D Breakdown by Member State of extra-EU trade by main partner country 88
4E n byr State of goods traded intra-EU 96
4F Breakdown by Member State of goods traded extra-EU 104 Contents
External trade by Member State 113
Belgium and Luxembourg4
Denmark8
Germany 122
Greece6
Spain 130
France
Ireland
Italy 14
Netherlands
Austria 15
Portugal4
Finland
Sweden 16
United Kingdom6
EFTA external trade 171
Iceland2
Norway
Switzerland 1 180
Annexes5
ECU exchange rate7
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC Rev. 3) product list 188
Geonomenclature 1998 19
Economic zones 19983
including Liechtenstein Foreword
/. Introduction given for Member States only. Eurostat also
foresees broadening this information to include non-
The environment in which trade statistics are
member countries (notably central and eastern
collected has changed radically in recent years,
European countries) in accordance with bilateral
leading to a detailed revision of the regulations. For
agreements yet to be finalised.
statistics on trade with non-member countries, the
introduction in 1988 of the Combined Nomenclature Statistics on external trade and intra-EU trade at the
of goods (CN) and the Single Administrative
most detailed classification level are published
Document had already led to considerable monthly on CD-Rom (Series B: intra and extra-EU
methodological changes. However, the major
trade). They are also available on-line from
changes were brought about by the introduction of Eurostat's database (Comext, Newcronos). Trends in
the single market on 1 January 1993. This led to the
external trade since 1958 and a comparison with
abolition of customs formalities between the Member world trade are contained in the publication "External
States which had served as the traditional source of
and Intra-EU Trade Statistical Yearbook (Series A)".
trade statistics, and the introduction of a special
collection system called INTRASTAT. The accession
of three new member states in 1995 led Eurostat to 2. Intra-EU trade
recalculate its historical series for the European
Statistics on trade between the Member States are
Union to include Austria, Finland and Sweden;
based on Council Regulation (EC) N° 3330/91 of
therefore figures published here concern the fifteen
7 November 1991 and on the various implementing
Members unless stated otherwise.
regulations which have supplemented it or laid down
rules on methodology, thresholds and forms. The Trade statistics - both detailed and general results -
system set up for the collection of information on have now proved their worth. They are an instrument
trade between the Member States as from of prime importance for all users, both public and
1 January 1993 is commonly known as Intrastat. Its private. For instance, they enable Community
main features are: authorities to prepare for multilateral and bilateral
negotiations on the common trade policy, they help
- monthly statistical declarations sent directly by
European businesses carry out market surveys and
businesses to the competent national
thus improve their competitiveness and they are an
authorities;
essential source of information for statistics on the
balance of payments, the national accounts and
- a system of thresholds abolishing all statistical
short-term economic studies. This non-exhaustive list
obligations for almost two thirds of businesses;
highlights the variety of users and their requirements.
- a close link with the VAT system.
The monthly bulletin on external and intra-European
Union trade, published by Eurostat in the Β series, Because of the introduction of this new system, the
Short-term Trends, sets out to provide data on short- comparability of the intra-EU results prior to and after
term trends in the trade of the European Union 1 January 1993 is limited, owing to a degree of
(considered as a whole) and its Member States. It
under-estimation of flows. This was caused by the
contains data on the trade flows, broken down by failure of some businesses to respond and to the
major product group, of the EU with its main trading
introduction of thresholds which exclude the smallest
partners on the one hand and between the Member
businesses.
States on the other.
To correct this under-estimation which varies
Statistics on external trade and intra-EU trade are according to the Member State, some countries
compiled on the basis of Community regulations. The make adjustments at an aggregate levn un general
same regulations are generally the basis for the by partner country). Arrivals, i.e. imports from other
compilation of statistics published nationally by each EU countries, are particularly under-estimated.
Member State. Nevertheless, methodological Consequently, Eurostat considers dispatches now to
differences do arise, as a result of which Community be the most reliable gauge of intra-EU trade
statistics and national statistics do not match exactly.
If the dispatches of a given Member State are
In view of the importance of trade by members of the
compared with the corresponding arrivals of its
European Free Trade Association (Iceland,
partners, differences may emerge, mainly for the
Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) with the
following reasons:
European Union, Eurostat has added a description of
trade with these countries (Chapter 6) to that usually - non-response by certain businesses; 3. Extra-EU trade the movement of goods such as industrial
plants, boats and aircraft, automobile and
For data on the years 1978 to 1995, the Member
aircraft parts, military equipment and transport
States forwarded statistics on trade outside the
equipment repairs, which are not generally
European Union in accordance with a uniform
harmonised;
methodology provided for in Council Regulation
(EEC) N° 1736/75 and the regulations deriving from
the difference in statistical values for
it. Since the beginning of 1996, data have been
dispatches (FOB) and arrivals (CIF);
collected, transmitted and diffused in accordance
with Council Regulation (EC) N° 1172/95 and its - the threshold effect: a business may be
implementing rules (Council Regulation obliged to provide statistical information in one
(EC) N° 840 196) which however retain the former Member State while its client or supplier,
methodological principles. depending on the case, in the partner country
may be dispensed from providing any or
External trade statistics are usually recorded on the certain types of statistical information (e.g.
basis of customs declarations submitted by the
product classification);
declarant when clearing customs. The Single
Administrative Document is used for this purpose. In - errors or omissions.
some Member States, certain businesses are
For these reasons, figures on intra-EU trade should allowed to make a summary declaration.
be interpret