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Press release No. 393 of 5 October 2023 Exports in August 2023: -1.2% on July 2023
In August 2023, German exports were down 1.2% and imports dropped 0.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by …
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Press release No. 347 of 4 September 2023 Exports in July 2023: -0.9% on June 2023
In July 2023, German exports were down 0.9% and imports were up 1.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with June 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 1.0% …
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Press release No. 335 of 23 August 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in July 2023: expected decrease of 2.9% on June 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) decreased by 2.9% in July 2023 compared with June 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 315 of 11 August 2023 German exports in first half of 2023: +3.3% on the same period a year earlier
Total German exports rose by 3.3% to 797.8 billion euros in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period a year earlier. Goods to the total value of 699.1 billion euros were imported to Germany in the first six months of 2023. This was a …
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Press release No. 306 of 3 August 2023 Exports in June 2023: +0.1% on May 2023
In June 2023, German exports were up 0.1% and imports were down 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with May 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 1.9% …
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Press release No. 286 of 20 July 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in June 2023: expected increase of 0.5% on May 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 0.5% in June 2023 compared with May 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 273 of 12 July 2023 Exports to the United States up 7.0% from January to May 2023 compared with the same period a year earlier
Goods to the value of 64.3 billion euros were exported from Germany to the United States in the period from January to May 2023. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that exports therefore rose by 7.0% compared with the same period a …
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Press release No. 261 of 4 July 2023 Exports in May 2023: -0.1% on April 2023
In May 2023, German exports were down 0.1% and imports were up 1.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with April 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 0.7% …
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Press release No. 243 of 22 June 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in May 2023: expected increase of 1.0% on April 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 1.0% in May 2023 compared with April 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 222 of 13 June 2023 Exports to CIS countries (excluding Russia) rose strongly from January to April 2023 compared with January to April 2021
A strong increase of German exports to the CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States, here: excluding Russia) has been observed since the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Goods to the value of 2.9 billion euros were exported to the CIS …
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Press release No. 215 of 5 June 2023 Exports in April 2023: +1.2% on March 2023
In April 2023, German exports were up 1.2% and imports were down 1.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with March 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 198 of 22 May 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in April 2023: expected decrease of 5.7% on March 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) declined by 5.7% in April 2023 compared with March 2023. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …
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Press release No. 182 of 12 May 2023 Trade with China in 1st quarter of 2023 down 10.5% year on year
The People's Republic of China was Germany’s most important trading partner again in the 1st quarter of 2023, but the volume of German trade (value of exports and imports) with China decreased by 10.5% to 64.7 billion euros from the same quarter of …
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Press release No. 173 of 4 May 2023 Exports in March 2023: -5.2% on February 2023
In March 2023, German exports were down by 5.2% and imports by 6.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 157 of 20 April 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in March 2023: expected decline of 4.4% on February 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) dropped by 4.4% in March 2023 compared with February 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 146 of 13 April 2023 Imports from Russia down 91.0% in February 2023 on the same month a year earlier
Russia has become much less important for Germany's foreign trade since the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In February 2023, German imports from Russia were 91.0% lower than in February 2022. The Federal …
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Press release No. 133 of 4 April 2023 Exports in February 2023: +4.0% on January 2023
In February 2023, German exports were up by 4.0% and imports by 4.6% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with January 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 114 of 21 March 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in February 2023: expected increase of 5.2% on January 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 5.2% in February 2023 compared with January 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 098 of 13 March 2023 Crude oil imports from Russia down to 3,500 tonnes in January 2023
After the second stage of the oil embargo had entered into force, only remaining quantities of crude oil were imported to Germany in January 2023 that had been exported from Russia to the European Union (EU) before the turn of the year. 3,500 tonnes …
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Press release No. 083 of 3 March 2023 Exports in January 2023: +2.1% on December 2022
In January 2023, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with December 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports …
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Press release No. 068 of 21 February 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in January 2023: expected increase of +0.2% on December 2022
In January 2023, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 0.2% compared with December 2022. Germany exported goods to the value of 57.3 billion euros (calendar and …
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Press release No. 064 of 16 February 2023 German export surplus in 2022 at lowest level since 2000
The German export surplus in 2022 was at its lowest level since 2000. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the foreign trade balance was down by more than half from +175.3 billion euros in 2021 to +79.7 billion euros, one of the …
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Press release No. 054 of 10 February 2023 Exports to Russia in 2022 down 45.2% on the previous year
The Russian attack on Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia had a marked impact on German foreign trade in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that German exports of goods to Russia fell by 45.2% to 14.6 billion euros …
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Press release No. 044 of 2 February 2023 Exports in December 2022: -6.3% on November 2022
In December 2022, German exports were down by 6.3% and imports by 6.1% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with November 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …
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Press release No. 029 of 20 January 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in December 2022: expected decrease of 9.6% on November 2022
In December 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down a calendar and seasonally adjusted 9.6% compared with November 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 019 of 13 January 2023 Exports to Russia in November 2022 down 52.8% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 143.6 billion euros in November 2022, which was a 14.0% increase compared with November 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 52.8% to 1.2 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine …
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Press release No. 005 of 5 January 2023 Exports in November 2022: -0.3% on October 2022
In November 2022, German exports were down by 0.3% and imports by 3.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with October 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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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), …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Press release No. 486 of 18 November 2022 3.4% of the goods imported to the EU from January to July 2022 came from Russia
Goods to the value of 137.8 billion euros were imported from Russia to the European Union (EU) from January to July 2022. Russian goods thus accounted for 3.4% of total imports to the EU, as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports on the …
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Press release No. 474 of 11 November 2022 Exports to Russia in September 2022 down 52.9% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 142.1 billion euros in September 2022, which was a 20.2% increase compared with September 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 52.9% to 1.1 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in …
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Press release No. 463 of 2 November 2022 Exports in September 2022: -0.5% on August 2022
In September 2022, German exports were down by 0.5% and imports by 2.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with August 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 456 of 28 October 2022 Trucks and sea vessels are most important means of transport in foreign trade
395.0 million tonnes of goods were imported to Germany and 250.7 million tonnes of goods were exported from Germany between January and August 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 62.9% (248.3 million tonnes) of the imports …
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Press release No. 450 of 20 October 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in September 2022: expected increase of 0.8% on August 2022
In September 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were up by 0.8% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with August 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 439 of 13 October 2022 Exports to Russia in August 2022 down 45.8% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 128.7 billion euros in August 2022, which was a 23.1% increase compared with August 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 45.8% to 1.2 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine and …
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Press release No. 436 of 12 October 2022 16% of imports came to Germany indirectly from January to July 2022
348.1 million tonnes of goods to the value of 853.1 billion euros were imported to Germany from January to July 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 84.0% of the imports (292.5 million tonnes) were delivered to Germany …
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Press release No. 419 of 5 October 2022 Exports in August 2022: +1.6% on July 2022
In August 2022, German exports were up by 1.6% and imports by 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 18.1% …
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Press release No. N 060 of 26 September 2022 High gas prices affecting fertiliser industry
The high gas prices have also affected fertiliser sales in Germany. Based on results of the statistics of fertilisers, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the quantities of fertilisers put on the market in Germany in the second …
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Press release No. N 059 of 22 September 2022 Heating with wood: firewood and wood pellet prices up 86% in August 2022 year on year
In view of rising gas, oil and electricity prices, more and more people use wood as an alternative material to heat their dwellings. When purchasing wood for heating stoves or heating systems, consumers had to pay considerably more in August 2022 …
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Press release No. 400 of 21 September 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in August 2022: expected increase of 4.0% on July 2022
In August 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 4.0% compared with July 2022. On a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, Germany exported goods to the value …
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Press release No. 381 of 12 September 2022 Exports to Russia in July 2022 down 56.8% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 127.6 billion euros in July 2022, which was a 10.8% increase compared with July 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 56.8% to 1.0 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine and the …
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Press release No. 370 of 2 September 2022 Exports in July 2022: -2.1% on June 2022
In July 2022, German exports were down by 2.1% and imports by 1.5% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with June 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 14.3% …
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Press release No. 341 of 12 August 2022 German exports in the first half of 2022: +13.4% on the same period a year earlier
Total German exports of goods rose by 13.4% to 763.9 billion euros in the first half of 2022 year on year. Over the same period, exports to Russia fell by 34.5% to 8.3 billion euros on the first half of 2021 as a result of the war in Ukraine and the …
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Press release No. 325 of 3 August 2022 Exports in June 2022: +4.5% on May 2022
In June 2022, German exports were up by 4.5% and imports by 0.2% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with May 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 18.4% and …
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Press release No. N 044 of 21 July 2022 Facts on gas supply: natural gas is major energy source for industry and households
Since war broke out in Ukraine, attention has focused on the gas supply in Germany. This is the more so as hardly any natural gas from the Russian Federation has been delivered to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline since 11 July. Maintenance work …
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Press release No. 294 of 12 July 2022 Exports to Russia in May 2022 down 50.9% year on year
German exports to Russia continued to decrease year on year in the third month after war started in Ukraine. Germany exported goods to the value of 1.1 billion euros to Russia in May 2022, which was 50.9% less than in May 2021. Compared with April …
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Press release No. 279 of 4 July 2022 Exports in May 2022: -0.5% on April 2022
In May 2022, German exports were down by 0.5% and imports up by 2.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with April 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 239 of 13 June 2022 Imports from China in April 2022 up 52.8% year on year
German foreign trade in April 2022 was still largely unaffected by the Covid-19 lockdowns in the People's Republic of China and the related disruptions in freight transport. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that German imports from …
