Istat, non-EU exports -1.3% in September, imports +1.4% on the month

In September 2026, for trade with non-EU27 countries, a cyclical reduction in exports (-1.3%) and an increase in imports (+1.4%) are estimated. Istat finds it.

On the import side, the economic increase is explained by the greater purchases of energy (+10.9%) and intermediate goods (+1.6%). In September 2026, exports grew on an annual basis by 5.4% (it was +16.7% in August 2026), while imports recorded a trend increase of 6.3%, which concerns all groupings, except non-durable consumer goods (-40.1%), and is particularly marked for energy (+68.9%).

In September 2026, the trade surplus with non-EU27 countries amounted to +2,826 million euros (+2,894 million in the same month of 2025). The energy deficit (-5,727 million) is higher than a year earlier (-3,438 million). The surplus in the trade of non-energy products rises from +6,333 million in September 2025 to +8,554 million in September 2026.

In the first nine months of 2026, the trend growth of exports to non-EU countries (+5.8%, +5.0% net of energy) is lower than that of imports (+6.4%).

The trade surplus with non-EU countries (+36.1 billion euros) is slightly increasing compared to the first nine months of 2025 (+35.3 billion)