Greece’s trade deficit expanded to 3.1 billion euros in July, reaching an eight-month high

(1) Greece's trade deficit in July widened from 3 billion euros in the same period last year to 3.1 billion euros, marking the largest deficit since December 2025. (2) Imports rose by 10.7% year-on-year to 8.2 billion euros, mainly driven by a 24.7% increase from third countries, while imports from EU countries fell by 0.4%. (3) Exports grew by 15.9% to 5.1 billion euros, with exports to EU countries increasing by 10.9% and to third countries by 22.9%. (4) From January to July this year, the trade deficit narrowed from 19.9 billion euros in the same period last year to 19.1 billion euros.