Press release No. 294 of 24 June 2021
Exports to third countries, May 2021
48.4 billion euros
-3.0% on the previous month (calendar and seasonally adjusted)
+27.9% on the same month a year earlier
WIESBADEN – In May 2021, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 3.0% on April 2021 after calendar and seasonal adjustment. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, upon calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports to third countries were 5.8% higher than in February 2020, the month before restrictions were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.
