Aragon’s exports rose 3.9% year over year between January and August 2026, outpacing the 3.2% increase recorded across Spain. Falling imports enabled the region to maintain a trade surplus of €147.4 million.
Aragon maintains trade surplus through August with a 101.4% coverage ratio
Aragon’s overseas sales increased during the first eight months of the year, while imports fell 14.2%. Nationwide, by contrast, imports rose 6.5% over the same period.
This performance left Aragon with a positive trade balance of €147.4 million, compared with Spain’s cumulative deficit of €45.8182 billion. The coverage ratio—the relationship between exports and imports—reached 101.4% in the region, above the national rate of 85.2%.
Aragon exports fall 3.3% in August to €954.2 million
In August, Aragon’s exports totaled €954.2 million, down 3.3% from the same month in 2025. Across Spain, foreign sales rose 13.3%, to €27.5949 billion.
Aragon’s imports stood at €1.028 billion, after declining 17.4% year over year. The month ended with a trade deficit of €73.9 million in Aragon, while the national deficit reached €7.8131 billion. The monthly coverage ratio was 92.8% in the region, compared with 77.9% for Spain.
Food, capital goods and automobiles account for nearly 60% of foreign sales
The food, beverages and tobacco sector led Aragon’s exports in August, at €266.3 million, or 27.9% of the total. It was followed by capital goods, at €166.3 million and accounting for 17.4%, and automobiles, at €136.4 million and 14.3%.
These three sectors accounted for 59.6% of Aragon’s exports during the month. In imports, capital goods ranked first, at €353.3 million and 34.4% of the total, followed by consumer manufactures, at €290.3 million, and chemical products, at €110 million.
