The decline in exports to China is mainly due to lower exports of specialized machines and parts, including chip machines. Both value and volume are lower. The average export price is nearly 4 percent higher.
The import value from China is 5.4 percent higher than a year earlier. This was the largest growth among the top ten import partners. The growth is mainly due to higher trade volume, not higher prices. More imports of computers, laptops, tablets, and electrical machines and devices compensate for the decline in imports of phones, modems, and routers.
The Netherlands imports many medicines and pharmaceutical products from Ireland. The prices of these product groups were clearly lower in the first half of 2025 than a year earlier. As a result, imports from Ireland have decreased significantly in price overall.
The value of both imports and exports is higher than a year earlier. Import prices are on average 0.3 percent higher, average export prices 0.1 percent. After two years of decline, both import and export volumes have increased by 1.6 percent.
The higher import and export values are largely caused by more trade and not by higher prices. More machines and transport equipment were traded, including computers, phones, specialized machines, and passenger cars. The sharp price increases in food and live animals (mainly cocoa, coffee, and chocolate) are largely offset by lower prices for mineral fuels.
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