Global economic trends

World Trade Closes 2020 with Single-digit Decline

Published by Marzia Moccia. Feb. 11, 2021 .

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With an overall decrease of 5.8% at constant prices, the year-end was much more brighter than initially expected [ Read all ]

Effects of the Great Lockdown on the Export Performance of the EU Fashion Industry

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 3, 2021 .

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Preliminary figures indicate a reduction in EU exports of around 13% in EUR [ Read all ]

EU Agri-food Exports in 2020

Published by Marzia Moccia. Feb. 3, 2021 .

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Opposite dynamics for exports of Agri-products for retail consumption and for the Horeca channel [ Read all ]

Europe’s two-speed Export Recovery

Published by Marzia Moccia. Jan. 27, 2021 .

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Central and Eastern European Member States were characterised by greater resilience and a faster recovery [ Read all ]

EU Investment Goods Exports in 2020: Widespread Falls, but less Pronounced than in 2009

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Jan. 27, 2021 .

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Average declines between 10 and 15 percentage points; exceptions from ITC Tools and Services (-1.4%) and Agricultural Equipment (-2.8%) [ Read all ]

EU foreign trade: the final figures for 2020

Published by Marzia Moccia. Jan. 19, 2021 .

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European exports closed 2020 with a decline of 10% in euros, with a rather heterogeneous situation of the main export trading partners [ Read all ]

EU Exports of Machinery to the US: 2020 Trade Figures

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Jan. 13, 2021 .

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Preliminary figures for 2020 highlight the significant downturn (down 24.2% in euros) of the main destination market of EU companies in the sector [ Read all ]

The Global Demand Recovery Path

Published by Marzia Moccia. Dec. 2, 2020 .

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The recovery of world trade, visible from the summer months, marks its best result in September [ Read all ]

EU Exports of Machinery: Still Modest Rebound in Q3-2020

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Nov. 25, 2020 .

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Penalized by the climate of international uncertainty, European sales of machinery and industrial plants are struggling to restart [ Read all ]

The Airbus-Boeing Saga and the Transatlantic Dispute

Published by Marzia Moccia. Nov. 25, 2020 .

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A year after the US tariff imposition, the European Union also hits 4 billion worth of American products. Which ones? [ Read all ]