20 January 2026, 21:17  Spain: Trade Shortfall Widens in November.

Spain's trade gap rose to €5.7 billion in November 2025 from €5.1 billion in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell by 1.5% year-on-year to €32.2 billion, as declines in automotive products (-8.9%) and non-chemical semi-manufactured goods (-2.8%) outweighed an 8% rise in raw materials. Imports rose by 0.2% to €37.8 billion, with gains in consumer manufactured goods (9.4%) and capital goods (7.9%) outweighed by a 22.1% slump in energy products. Spain posted a €730 million trade surplus with the EU and a €6.41 billion deficit with non-EU countries in November, with the largest surpluses recorded with Portugal, the UK, and France. The deficit with the US fell by 19.3% to €0.80 billion compared to €0.99 billion in November 2024, as exports and imports declined 8% and 12.6%, respectively. Year-to-date, Spain’s exports reached €356.93 billion, up 0.6% year-on-year, while imports climbed 4.5% to €408.41 billion, driving the trade shortfall up 42.4% to €51.48 billion.

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