Spain's trade deficit rises 30.5% through August
Foreign purchases grow 6.5% and sales 3.2% between January and August; excluding energy, the negative balance rises from 11.902 to 20.404 million
Spain sells more abroad until July, but its purchases grow at double the rate and the deficit exceeds 38 billion
China is already the country's top supplier, and the favorable balance in automobiles is decreasing, according to DataComex data for the period from January to July 2026
Andalusian exports are growing twice as fast as Spanish exports up to July, with 25.698 billion and a national share of 10.9%
The Andalusian trade balance shifts from surplus to a deficit of 660 million, with Cádiz and Huelva concentrating almost all external sales of mineral fuels
Andalusia raises its exports to China by 64% and reaches a record of 918 million until May
The community concentrates 27.1% of Spanish sales to the Chinese market, while Huelva gathers 87% of Andalusian exports.