The EC runs a trade surplus with the rest of the world largely because it restricts Japanese imports and because Ford and GM build cars in Europe rather than import from the U.S.

• 欧盟和世界其它地区都保持着贸易顺差；主要是因为它限制了日本的进口；也因为福特公司和通用汽车公司在欧洲生产汽车；而不是由欧洲向美国进口汽车.