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Date: May 17, 2021 Changes to reporting obligations for ITGS from 2022 onwards

The new European Regulations on International Trade in Goods Statistics lead to major changes for providers of statistical information or reporting companies as of reporting month January 2022.

Press release No. 553 of 21 December 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in November 2022: expected decrease of 0.5% on October 2022

In November 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down a calendar and seasonally adjusted 0.5% compared with October 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …

Press release No. N 072 of 20 December 2022 Christmas facts

Whether it' a Norway spruce or Nordmann fir – for many people Christmas is not complete without a real Christmas tree. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that Christmas trees were grown on an area of 20,100 hectares outside the forests …

Press release No. 545 of 16 December 2022 6% of exporting enterprises sent goods to Russia in 2021

Many enterprises have drastically reduced or altogether stopped their trade with Russia as a consequence of the Russian attack on Ukraine. The sanctions imposed on the country are another reason why business relationships with Russia were terminated. …

Press release No. 526 of 12 December 2022 Exports to Russia in October 2022 down 59.5% on the same month a year earlier

Germany exported goods to the total value of 135.3 billion euros in October 2022, which was a 11.4% increase compared with October 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 59.5% to 1.0 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine …

Press release No. 521 of 8 December 2022 Euro used for 55.6% of German exports to third countries

The euro was the currency used most often for German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) from January to September 2022. 55.6% of German exports to third countries were settled in euros, according to the Federal …

Press release No. 507 of 2 December 2022 Exports in October 2022: -0.6% on September 2022

In October 2022, German exports were down by 0.6% and imports by 3.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …

Press release No. 506 of 1 December 2022 Sales accounted for 90.3% of exports in the period from January to September 2022

Exports of goods for treatment and further processing in foreign countries are of minor economic importance in Germany. Products sold abroad account for most of the exports of goods. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 90.3% …

Press release No. 492 of 23 November 2022 January to September 2022: 22.0% of imports from Russia went to Bayern

From January to September 2022, most goods imported from Russia to Germany went to Bayern. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that more than one fifth (22.0% of goods imported from Russia to a value of 6.6 billion euros) of all imports …

Press release No. 489 of 21 November 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in October 2022: expected decrease of 1.6% on September 2022

In October 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 1.6% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …