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Date: April 17, 2025 The main German export product: motor vehicles

Accounting for 17.0% of exports, motor vehicles and parts thereof were Germany's main export product in 2024. Machinery (14.0%) and chemical products (9.0%) ranked second and third, respectively, among the most important export items.

Date: April 17, 2025 The United States is Germany's main trading partner

According to preliminary results, goods worth 252.9 billion euros were traded between Germany and the United States in 2024 (exports and imports).

Date: March 6, 2025 Increase of the reporting thresholds from January 2025 onwards

Starting from reporting month January 2025, new reporting thresholds for intra-EU trade statistics are in place. The new reporting threshold for intra-EU exports is 1 million Euro (previously 500,000 Euro). The new reporting threshold for intra-EU …

Press release No. 163 of 8 May 2025 Exports in March 2025: +1.1% on February 2025

In March 2025, German exports were up 1.1% while imports were down 1.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2025. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …

Press release No. 147 of 17 April 2025 33 years of export surplus in trade with the United States

The threat by the United States to impose additional tariffs on goods from the European Union (EU) is partly due to the US government's critical stance on Europe's export surplus. With the largest national economy in the EU, Germany has indeed …

Date: April 17, 2025 Overall development in foreign trade 1950 to 2024 (preliminary results)

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Date: April 17, 2025 Order of rank of Germany's trading partners - 2024 (preliminary results)

Excerpt from the PDF-File: Ranking of Germany's trading partners in foreign trade

Press release No. 132 of 7 April 2025 Exports in February 2025: +1.8% on January 2025

In February 2025, German exports were up 1.8% and imports rose by 0.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with January 2025. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …

Press release No. 110 of 20 March 2025 3.4 million new cars exported from Germany in 2024

Approximately 3.4 million new cars to the value of 135.0 billion euros were exported from Germany in 2024. The volume of cars exported was therefore up 2.5% on 2023. In terms of value, new car exports decreased slightly by 1.3%. The Federal …

Press release No. 085 of 10 March 2025 Exports in January 2025: -2.5% on December 2024

In January 2025, German exports were down 2.5% and imports were up 1.2% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with December 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased …

Press release No. 063 of 19 February 2025 In 2024, United States became Germany’s most important trading partner once again after nine years

Accounting for a foreign trade turnover (total of exports and imports) of 252.8 billion euros, the United States became Germany’s most important trading partner again in 2024, for the first time since 2015. China came second among Germany's most …

Press release No. 048 of 7 February 2025 Exports in December 2024: +2.9% on November 2024

In December 2024, German exports were up 2.9% and imports rose by 2.1% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with November 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …

Press release No. 028 of 22 January 2025 Exports to non-EU countries in December 2024: expected decrease of 0.8% on November 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 0.8% in December 2024 compared with November 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …

Press release No. 024 of 20 January 2025 Exports to Japan up 7.5% from January to November 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier

Goods to the value of 20.1 billion euros were exported from Germany to Japan in the period from January to November 2024. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that exports therefore rose by 7.5% compared with the same period a year …

Press release No. 006 of 9 January 2025 Exports in November 2024: +2.1% on October 2024

In November 2024, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with October 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports …

Press release No. 488 of 20 December 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in November 2024: expected increase of 5.5% on October 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 5.5% in November 2024 compared with October 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. 474 of 13 December 2024 Exports in October 2024: -2.8% on September 2024

In October 2024, German exports were down 2.8% and imports dropped 0.1% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports also …

Date: December 5, 2024 The european micodata exchange - A new data source for international trade in goods statistics

The national statistical authorities of the EU Member States have been exchanging microdata on intra-EU exports of goods since the reference month of January 2022. This marked the first time in the history of the European Statistical System that an …

Press release No. 439 of 22 November 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in October 2024: expected decrease of 6.9% on September 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 6.9% in October 2024 compared with September 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …

Press release No. 432 of 18 November 2024 Exports in the 3^rd quarter of 2024: +0.5% on the same quarter of the previous year

German exports on the whole increased by 0.5% to 384.0 billion euros in the 3^rd quarter of 2024 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports to the Member States of the …

Press release No. 417 of 7 November 2024 Exports in September 2024: -1.7% on August 2024

In September 2024, German exports were down 1.7% and imports were up 2.1% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with August 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased …

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. 400 of 23 October 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in September 2024: expected decrease of 4.7% on August 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 4.7% in September 2024 compared with August 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …

Press release No. 398 of 18 October 2024 Exports to Western Balkan countries up 8.2% from January to August 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier

Talks to bring the Western Balkan countries closer to the European Union have been underway since 2014. The Western Balkan countries comprise the countries of Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo. To …

Press release No. 384 of 9 October 2024 Exports in August 2024: +1.3% on July 2024

In August 2024, German exports were up 1.3% and imports were down 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …

Press release No. 364 of 23 September 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in August 2024: expected decrease of 1.1% on July 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 1.1% in August 2024 compared with July 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …

Press release No. 352 of 18 September 2024 Exports to Brazil up 24.5% since 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America and its national economy is growing rapidly. Since July 2014, when the German national football team won the World Cup in Brazil, German exports of goods to the country have risen significantly. By …

Press release No. 336 of 6 September 2024 Exports in July 2024: +1.7% on June 2024

In July 2024, German exports were up 1.7% and imports rose by 5.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with June 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 1.2% …

Press release No. 321 of 22 August 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in July 2024: expected decrease of 0.2% on June 2024

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 0.2% in July 2024 compared with June 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …

Press release No. 316 of 19 August 2024 German exports in first half of 2024: -1.6% on the same period a year earlier

German exports decreased by 1.6% to 801.7 billion euros year on year in the first half of 2024. Goods to the total value of 662.8 billion euros were imported to Germany in the first six months of 2024. This was a decrease of 6.2% compared with the …