Bouches-du-Rhône

Overview In Fourth Quarter 2023 Bouches-du-Rhône exported €4.61B and imported €10.7B, resulting in a negative trade balance of €6.05B. Between Fourth Quarter 2022 and Fourth Quarter 2023 the exports of Bouches-du-Rhône have decreased by $-398M (-7.96%) from €5B to €4.61B, while imports decreased by €-2.23B (-17.3%) from €12.9B to €10.7B.

Trade In Fourth Quarter 2023, the top exports of Bouches-du-Rhône were Petroleum refining products (€620M), Other basic organic chemicals (€512M), Aircraft and spacecraft (€413M), Basic steel products and ferroalloys (€384M), and Plastic materials in primary forms (€299M). In Fourth Quarter 2023 the top imports of Bouches-du-Rhône were Crude oil (€3.41B), Natural gas, liquefied or gaseous (€1.6B), Petroleum refining 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 Rest of the world (€-237M or -79.9%), Italy (€-109M or -16.4%), and Spain (€-101M or -15.5%), and product exports decrease in Petroleum refining products (€-263M or -29.8%), Basic steel products and ferroalloys (€-193M or -33.4%), and Motor vehicles (€-48.9M or -22.8%). In Fourth Quarter 2023, the decrease in Bouches-du-Rhône's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Saudi Arabia (€-506M or -64.8%), United States (€-432M or -20.5%), and Angola (€-392M or -84.5%), and product imports decrease in Natural gas, liquefied or gaseous (€-1.4B or -46.6%), Petroleum refining products (€-886M or -44.7%), and Coal (€-91.8M or -60.8%).