欧洲化工行业协会(Cefic)说,东南亚市场的强劲恢复使1999年欧盟的化工贸易顺差增长了18%,达到410亿欧元(431美元)。亚洲继续强劲的恢复势头可望使今年欧盟的化工贸易顺差增长7%。2001年增长5%。贸易顺差的增长与1998年的暴跌形成了鲜明的对比,当时正处于亚洲受到经济危机冲击的第二年。1998年的统计数据显示欧盟对亚洲的贸易顺差下跌了40% The European Chemical Industry Association (Cefic) said a strong recovery in the Southeast Asian market led to a 18% increase in the chemical trade surpluses of the EU in 1999 to 41 billion euros ($ 431). The continued strong recovery momentum in Asia is expected to increase the EU’s trade surplus with the chemical industry by 7% this year. In 2001 an increase of 5%. The sharp increase in the trade surplus contrasts sharply with the plunge in 1998, the year after Asia was hit by the economic crisis. Statistics from 1998 showed the EU’s trade surplus with Asia dropped by 40%