The EU’s trade deficit in goods with China has shrunk to its lowest quarterly level for almost three years, despite fears about the bloc being flooded with cheap Chinese products.
There are also signs of growing transatlantic demand for European products, after the EU’s trade surplus with the US rose to a record high in the first quarter, according to data published by Eurostat on Tuesday.
Economists said the improvement in Europe’s balance of trade reflected the region’s weak domestic demand and a reversal of the post-pandemic shift in consumer spending from services to goods.
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