Rapid export growth, together with a drop in imports, enabled Spain to halve its trade deficit last year. In fact, Spanish factories have boosted their productivity to such a degree that they are now taking orders away from their European competitors.
其中大部分进展都体现了出口的增长上，2013年5.2%的出口年增长率超越了德国。迅速的出口增长与进口量的下跌相结合，令西班牙得以在去年实现贸易赤字减半。事实上，西班牙企业已经将自身生产力提高到一定程度，甚至可以从其欧洲竞争者手中争得订单。