Især på grund af en vigende import ud­viser Fællesskabets handelsbalance uden de nye tyske delstater et overskud (1,2% af BNP) og et beskedent underskud un­der indregning af disse regioner.
The Community's trade balance (exclud­ing eastern Germany) showed a surplus equivalent to +1.2% of GDP, mainly as a result of flagging imports, but a slight deficit after allowing for eastern Germany.