International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017

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Countries(groups) Periods Imports value (1 000 euro) Exports value (1 000 euro) Balance of trade (1 000 euro)
Total countries (groups) 2015 January 255,481 383,336 127,855
2015 February 301,861 385,936 84,074
2015 March 352,422 436,918 84,495
2015 April 338,170 486,290 148,120
2015 May 303,140 431,753 128,613
2015 June 321,645 424,451 102,806
2015 July 322,969 374,961 51,992
2015 August 281,343 287,973 6,630
2015 September 257,138 325,005 67,868
2015 October 287,737 304,676 16,939
2015 November 225,785 330,325 104,540
2015 December 212,912 287,775 74,863
2015 3,460,603 4,459,398 998,796
Total European Union 2015 January 162,481 229,093 66,612
2015 February 188,067 266,675 78,608
2015 March 237,091 318,316 81,225
2015 April 213,743 323,786 110,043
2015 May 172,356 293,512 121,157
2015 June 198,125 287,668 89,543
2015 July 169,185 245,039 75,854
2015 August 141,671 192,555 50,884
2015 September 163,304 216,778 53,474
2015 October 167,469 208,041 40,572
2015 November 151,642 217,755 66,113
2015 December 127,433 175,729 48,296
2015 2,092,566 2,974,948 882,382
Total Non-EU countries 2015 January 93,000 154,243 61,243
2015 February 113,795 119,261 5,466
2015 March 115,331 118,602 3,270
2015 April 124,428 162,504 38,077
2015 May 130,784 138,240 7,456
2015 June 123,520 136,783 13,263
2015 July 153,784 129,922 -23,862
2015 August 139,671 95,417 -44,254
2015 September 93,834 108,227 14,394
2015 October 120,267 96,635 -23,633
2015 November 74,143 112,570 38,426
2015 December 85,479 112,046 26,567
2015 1,368,037 1,484,450 116,413
Total Europe 2015 January 190,918 297,960 107,042
2015 February 216,645 294,270 77,625
2015 March 265,592 342,490 76,898
2015 April 245,302 362,200 116,898
2015 May 206,850 315,725 108,875
2015 June 226,108 297,466 71,358
2015 July 202,843 249,010 46,167
2015 August 173,134 201,268 28,134
2015 September 199,097 239,461 40,363
2015 October 200,328 235,335 35,007
2015 November 170,888 256,055 85,167
2015 December 143,530 204,185 60,655
2015 2,441,237 3,295,426 854,189
Total Africa 2015 January 6,563 . .
2015 February 13,116 . .
2015 March 11,968 . .
2015 April 9,762 . .
2015 May 13,740 . .
2015 June 18,607 . .
2015 July 12,074 . .
2015 August 6,507 . .
2015 September 6,203 . .
2015 October 8,159 . .
2015 November 6,918 . .
2015 December 8,264 . .
2015 121,882 . .
Total America 2015 January 49,098 2,498 -46,600
2015 February 52,692 1,927 -50,765
2015 March 68,723 2,498 -66,225
2015 April 72,829 16,370 -56,459
2015 May 75,853 1,778 -74,076
2015 June 69,458 7,386 -62,072
2015 July 97,766 8,293 -89,473
2015 August 82,975 2,246 -80,729
2015 September 43,858 7,750 -36,107
2015 October 62,477 1,399 -61,078
2015 November 42,245 2,483 -39,762
2015 December 46,656 2,464 -44,192
2015 764,629 57,091 -707,538
Total Asia 2015 January 4,958 82,644 77,685
2015 February 7,408 89,618 82,210
2015 March 4,655 91,177 86,522
2015 April 4,622 92,594 87,972
2015 May 5,530 113,988 108,458
2015 June 5,136 113,064 107,927
2015 July 7,889 111,217 103,328
2015 August 6,847 84,045 77,198
2015 September 5,811 77,649 71,838
2015 October 6,738 67,675 60,937
2015 November 5,094 69,159 64,065
2015 December 4,820 81,010 76,190
2015 69,508 1,073,838 1,004,330
Total Oceania 2015 January 3,944 . .
2015 February 12,000 . .
2015 March 1,484 . .
2015 April 5,654 . .
2015 May 1,167 . .
2015 June 2,336 . .
2015 July 2,396 . .
2015 August 11,879 . .
2015 September 2,169 . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


In this table Dutch import and export values and trade are broken down by sections, divisions and groups of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data are then further divided into countries, country groups and continents. The coverage and the percentage changes in imports, exports and trade, by country, country groups and continents are available for total goods.

Data available from: January 1996 up to and including December 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of November 14, 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

Changes as of September 28, 2018:
Various corrections were implemented in the statistical year 2016. As a result, total import of goods is lower by 4 billion euros, while total export of goods is lower by 2 billion euros. The corrections include:
- Adjustments in the estimation method;
- Adjustments in the imports and exports of aircrafts and ships;
- Adjustments in the import values of ladies underwear, cars, other printed matter and disk memories;
- Adjustments in the output values of musical instruments, living plants, DVDs and CDs;
- Removal of imports and exports of Southern bluefin tuna (03023690).

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

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Imports value
Value of foreign-supplied goods to residents according to the International trade statistics. Imports from EU countries: the value of the goods including freight and insurance to the Dutch border. Imports from non-EU countries: the value including freight and insurance to the border of the European Union.
Exports value
The value of goods supplied to foreign residents according to International trade statistics. This is the value including freight and insurance to the Dutch border.
Balance of trade
Net export value minus import value.