Eurostat News Release: EU-Canada Summit: EU28 surplus in trade in goods with Canada of €4bn in 2013, Surplus of €7bn in trade in services, 24 Σεπτεμβρίου.
After a significant decrease in 2009, the value of EU28 trade in goods with Canada recovered in the following years to reach a peak value for exports of €31.6 billion in 2013. Imports also recovered to a peak value of €30.7 bn in 2011, and then fell to €30.3 bn in 2012 and €27.3 bn in 2013. As a result, the EU28 trade surplus of €4.3 bn with Canada in 2013 is the highest recorded since 2006. In 2013, Canada was the EU28’s twelfth most important trading partner.