European Union-Mercosur foreign trade by sector 2020

The most important sector in foreign trade between the European Union and Mercosur (a commercial bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) in 2020 was machinery and transport equipment. This area's exports from the European Union to Mercosur amounted to almost 14 billion euros in that year. When it comes to imports, the products that EU countries imported the most from the four full members of Mercosur were food and live animals, totaling 12.2 billion euros.

Imports and exports from the European Union to Mercosur in 2020, by sector (in million euros)

Characteristic	Imports	Exports
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	216	372
Beverages and tobacco	676	411
Chemicals and related products	2,381	10,541
Commodities and transactions	660	550
Crude materials, inedible (except fuels)	9,434	486
Food and live animals	12,166	1,150
Machinery and transport equipment	2,118	13,826
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	2,094	3,708
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	2,644	1,041
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	533	2,465
Other	228	962

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

Central and South America, EU

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Mercosur is a sub-regional integration bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Here you can find more information on Mercosur member countries.

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