據ICIS網站7月16日消息 歐盟統計局周五稱，2021年前5個月歐盟化學品出口同比增長2.2%，但進口幾乎沒有增長。

　　歐盟傳統的化學品貿易順差略有收窄，但仍保持在741億歐元的健康水平。

　　國際化學品貿易逆勢向機械和車輛等石化密集型制造業發展，期間進出口同比增長兩位數。

　　制成品進出口增幅與初級商品持平。在能源領域，歐盟一直是凈進口國，進口增長了近20%。

　　能源出口也大幅增長，但基數較低。

　　2021年第一季度，為遏制第二波冠狀病毒，歐盟主要經濟體的封鎖給歐盟的國際貨物貿易帶來了沖擊。

　　然而，從4月份開始，經濟開始復蘇，商品貿易的數據開始反映這一點。

　　王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

　　原文如下：

　　EU chemicals exports up more than 2% in January-May, imports mostly flat

　　EU chemicals exports rose 2.2% in the first five months of 2021, year on year, but imports barely rose, statistical agency Eurostat said on Friday.

　　The traditional EU surplus in chemicals trade narrowed slightly, but remained healthy at €74.1bn.

　　International trade in chemicals bucked the trend for other petrochemical-intensive manufacturing sectors such as machinery and vehicles, where imports and exports rose by double digits during the period, year on year.

　　The increases in imports and exports of manufactured goods matched those in primary goods; in energy, where the EU has always been a net importer, imports rose by nearly 20%.

　　Exports of energy also rose sharply, but from a very low base.

　　In the first quarter of 2021, the EU’s international trade in goods took a hit from lockdowns in its major economies to contain the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

　　From April, however, the economy has gathered steam, which is starting to be reflected in figures for the trade in goods.