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Trade in medicinal and pharmaceutical products up in 2020

In 2020, exports and imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased (blue dots in the visual below) in the vast majority of the EU Member States - despite the general decrease in trade (orange dots) following the restrictive measures taken in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Slovenia reported the largest increase of imports in medicinal products (+31%) and the second largest increase in exports (+42%). Greece registered the largest increase in exports of medicinal products (+48%).

Source: 
Eurostat, 9 April 2021