Luxembourg’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 0.75 billion in March 2026 from EUR 1.01 billion in the same month last year. Exports rose 7.3% year-on-year to EUR 1.40 billion, mainly due to higher sales of chemicals and chemical products (5.2%), manufactured goods of primary materials (8.8%), machinery and equipment (6.5%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (23.9%). Among trading partners, export destinations saw gains in France (19.6%), Belgium (16.2%), Germany (8.5%), Japan (10.8%), and the US (5.5%). Meanwhile, imports dropped 6.9% to EUR 2.15 billion, weighed down by lower purchases of beverages and tobacco (-12.3%), crude materials, inedible oils, fats, and waxes(-30.3%), mineral fuels and lubricants (-1.8%), and transport equipment (-16.8%). Imports declined primarily from the US (-62.6%), Germany (-14.4%), France (-13.1%), and Belgium (-3.4%).