Mutual trade between the EU and the US increased over the last year.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify whether it refers to goods, services, or total trade. The increase was primarily in services, while goods trade experienced a sharp decline in Q4 2025 (exports -12%, imports -7% quarter-on-quarter).
• The 2025 services trade figure of approximately €865 billion is provisional data according to the Council of the EU.
• The EU's goods trade surplus with the US narrowed from approximately €80 billion in Q1 2025 to €34 billion in Q1 2026, indicating weakening goods trade dynamics.
• The MEP did not cite any source for the claim, which would have strengthened its credibility given the mixed quarterly trends within 2025.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Statistics Explained: EU trade with the United StatesEU-US trade in goods and services has doubled over the last decade, surpassing €1.6 trillion in 2024. In Q4 2025 both imports (-7%) and exports (-12%) decreased sharply. EU trade surplus in goods with the United States narrowed from €80 billion in Q1 2025 to €34 billion in Q1 2026.
• PrimaryDestatis – German Federal Statistical OfficeThe US are the most important trading partners of the European Union: in 2025, the EU and the US traded goods worth €910.4 bn (imports plus exports).
• SecondaryCouncil of the EU – ConsiliumIn 2025, according to provisional data, total EU-US trade in services was worth around €865 billion.
• SecondaryKiel Institute for the World EconomyEurostat puts the value of trade in services for 2024 at 816.9 billion Euros and the value of trade in goods at 867.1 billion Euros.