US: Economic indicators and trade with the EU

In 2018 the USA remained the EU's top trading partner and export market. The EU and US economies accounted for about half the entire world's GDP, and for nearly a third of world trade flows. The European Commission reported in 2016 that over 10 million European jobs depended on exports to the USA. This Infographic provides key data on trade between the EU and US.

The document was published at a time of trade tensions between the EU and the US.

This product was jointly produced by EPRS and the European University Institute as part of the GlobalStat Project.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: Countries and Regions: USA http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/united-states/index_en.htm

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