Press release No. 033 of 25 January 2022
Exports to third countries, December 2021
53.0 billion euros
-6.4% on the previous month (calendar and seasonally adjusted)
+6.8% on the same month a year earlier
WIESBADEN – In December 2021, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down by 6.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with November 2021. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, upon calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports to third countries were 7.7% higher than in February 2020, the month before restrictions were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.
