Latest information for users of foreign trade statistics
From reference month January 2011, the foreign trade results will be revised on a monthly basis. The dates of the monthly revisions will be indicated in an associated overview. The latest foreign trade results are also accessible in the form of tables (only in German) in the Common New Statistical Information System (GENESIS)-Online database. Please see the "Help" (only in German) menu item in that database for information on how to use the wide range of data offered in GENESIS-Online.
Germany’s economy is very much export-oriented and hence also export-dependent. At the same time, due to scarce natural resources Germany also depends on imports – in particular, in the energy sector (mineral oil, natural gas). In 2010 Germany exported goods worth 952.0 billion euro and imported goods worth 797.1 billion euro. The foreign trade balance achieved a “surplus” of 154.9 billion euro.
