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Net Exports decreased by 39.4% (€20.0 bn) in Q4 2021

Table 4.1 Exports and Imports, Q4 20211
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Exports of Goods79,7730.3
Exports of Services69,4942.5
Imports of Goods28,3520.3
Imports of Services90,22432.0
Net Exports30,691 
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2019 and seasonally adjusted.

Exports increased by 1.3% in Q4 2021 compared with Q3 2021 while Imports rose at a significantly faster rate of 22.7% which meant that overall net exports for the quarter were 39.4% lower in Q4 compared with Q3 or just under €20 billion lower in money terms quarter-on-quarter. See International Accounts for more detail on current price data.

Exports (Goods)Exports (Services)Imports (Goods)Imports (Services)Net Exports
Q1 201955.17243949454.52882679-26.069350968-53.55097666230.080938654
Q2 201954.38323546657.300189095-26.654631929-95.370734982-10.34194235
Q3 201957.59580952257.827539081-27.826767059-59.57346598628.023115558
Q4 201959.09955045759.827710465-27.135906178-127.17877405-35.387419306
Q1 202062.81816286458.730535037-26.695781731-120.52213695-25.66922078
Q2 202062.19563116153.671808445-23.775425945-55.80502255436.286991107
Q3 202067.81803827957.449459685-26.145665776-53.77622338145.345608807
Q4 202070.67548553565.639096332-28.458464676-75.08858584632.767531345
Q1 202177.18734261.742458932-27.176429216-60.36688503551.386486681
Q2 202181.22261400865.141250004-28.161195603-64.46645474553.736213664
Q3 202179.51600698367.76646736-28.264804982-68.36973569250.647933669
Q4 202179.77348041669.494287403-28.352318661-90.22402444130.691424717

Get the data: NQQ49

Table 4.2 Trade Summary: Quarterly Breakdown of Trade into Goods/Services at Current and Constant Prices1

Table 4.3 Seasonally Adjusted (SA) Trade Summary: Quarterly Breakdown of Trade into Goods/Services at SA Current and SA Constant Prices1


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