Brussels, July 18 - The European Union (EU) exports to India between January and April stood at 8.3 billion euros (about $11 billion), while the figure in the same period last year was 10.3 billion euros (about $14 billion), the EuAsiaNews said Friday.

The Eurostat, statistical bureau of the EU, said the trade flow of the 27-member European block with all its major partners, including India, fell in the first four months of this year.

The largest decreases, however, were recorded for EU exports to Russia (38 percent in January-April 2009 compared with the same period in 2008), Turkey (36 percent), South Korea (24 percent), and for imports from Russia (42 percent), Japan and Turkey (both 28 percent), Brazil (27 percent).

The EU trade surplus fell with the US (8.9 billion euros in January-April 2009 compared with 22.4 billion euros in the same period in 2008) and Switzerland (3.8 billion compared with 6.5 billion last year).

The EU trade deficit decreased with China (46.9 billion compared with 49.1 billion), Russia (12.8 billion compared with 24.6 billion), and Japan (7.5 billion compared with 12.1 billion) for the same period.