Bouches-du-Rhône

Overview In Fourth Quarter 2023 Bouches-du-Rhône exported €149B and imported €175B, resulting in a negative trade balance of €26.6B. Between Fourth Quarter 2022 and Fourth Quarter 2023 the exports of Bouches-du-Rhône have decreased by $-3.69B (-2.43%) from €152B to €149B, while imports decreased by €-24.3B (-12.2%) from €199B to €175B.

Trade In Fourth Quarter 2023, the top exports of Bouches-du-Rhône were refined petroleum products (€620M), Other basic organic chemicals (€512M), Aircraft and spacecraft (€413M), Basic iron and steel and ferro-alloys (€384M), and Plastics in primary forms (€299M). In Fourth Quarter 2023 the top imports of Bouches-du-Rhône were Crude oil (€3.41B), natural gas, liquefied gas or (€1.6B), refined petroleum products (€1.1B), Ships and floating structures (€566M), and Other basic organic chemicals (€189M).

Destinations In Fourth Quarter 2023, Bouches-du-Rhône exported mostly to Italy (€555M), Spain (€551M), United States (€338M), Germany (€237M), and Algeria (€206M), and imported mostly from United States (€1.68B), Algeria (€1.59B), Kazakhstan (€726M), China (€659M), and South Korea (€609M).

Growth In Fourth Quarter 2023, the decrease in Bouches-du-Rhône's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an decrease in exports to Turkey (€-98.5M or -30.3%), Egypt (€-57.2M or -71.7%), and Nigeria (€-41.5M or -60.5%), and product exports decrease in Motor vehicles (€-62.5M or -19.4%), Waste not dangerous; collection of non-hazardous... (€-50.9M or -98.7%), and Dyes, pigments and hardening agents (€-35.2M or -91.5%). In Fourth Quarter 2023, the decrease in Bouches-du-Rhône's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Turkey (€-189M or -70.3%), China (€-171M or -18.6%), and Vietnam (€-103M or -69.4%), and product imports decrease in Motor vehicles (€-182M or -55%), Ships and floating structures (€-85.2M or -20.7%), and Shoes (€-44.9M or -48.6%).