EU27 trade balance by partner (annual)

Annual trade balance (exports minus imports) of the EU27 (from 2020) in million euro, by partner, for total trade in goods (SITC Rev.4 all products). Eurostat dataset ext_lt_maineu ('Extra-EU trade by partner'), indicator MIO_BAL_VAL. Each row is one (year, partner): the published bilateral balance - positive values are EU surpluses, negative values EU deficits. Method: Eurostat compiles customs and Intrastat declarations reported by EU member states; partner 'CN_X_HK' is China excluding Hong Kong, and aggregates (EXT_EU27_2020, EFTA, ASEAN, ...) are included as published. Units: million euro. Caveats: recent years are provisional and revised as late declarations arrive; values are not seasonally adjusted. Coverage: EU27 trade with 232 partners, 2002 to the present, annual. Provenance: Eurostat keyless JSON-stat API, free reuse with attribution (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) - please cite Eurostat. Primary key: (year, partner_code). Join keys: partner_code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for countries), year. Cadence: refreshed annually; Eurostat updates the dataset in September. Sample use: filter partner_code='CN_X_HK' to track the EU's goods deficit with China.