{"version":"1","article":{"id":"ab-mal-ticareti-acigi-ikinci-ceyrek-2026","slug":"eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter?lang=en","title":"EU records €21.8 billion goods trade deficit in the second quarter","summary":"The energy product deficit widened from the previous quarter.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08-25","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260825-1","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-records-21-8-billion-goods-trade-deficit-in-the-second-quarter?lang=en"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The EU recorded a €21.8 billion deficit in goods trade with non-EU countries in the second quarter of 2026, Eurostat reported on 25 August. Imports were €701.8 billion and exports €680 billion.","The energy product deficit increased from €71.3 billion in the first quarter to €101.1 billion. This measures goods trade only, rather than the current account including services, investment income and transfers."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The energy product deficit widened from the previous quarter.\n\nThe EU recorded a €21.8 billion deficit in goods trade with non-EU countries in the second quarter of 2026, Eurostat reported on 25 August. Imports were €701.8 billion and exports €680 billion.\n\nThe energy product deficit increased from €71.3 billion in the first quarter to €101.1 billion. This measures goods trade only, rather than the current account including services, investment income and transfers.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}