Exports increased by 2.7 per cent year on year (YoY) and imports rose by 5.6 per cent YoY in the month, provisional data show.
German exports were up by 4 per cent month on month (MoM) and imports rose by 1.4 per cent MoM in December last year on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis.
Exports increased by 2.7 per cent YoY and imports rose by 5.6 per cent YoY in the month, provisional data show.
Exports in 2025 were up by 1 per cent YoY after calendar and seasonal adjustment, and imports increased by 4.4 per cent YoY.
Exports in 2025 were up by 1 per cent YoY after calendar and seasonal adjustment, and imports increased by 4.4 per cent YoY.
After calendar and seasonal adjustment, Germany exported goods to the value of €133.3 billion and imported goods worth €116.2 billion in December 2025. The foreign trade balance thus showed a surplus of €17.1 billion in the month.
The calendar- and seasonally-adjusted foreign trade balance stood at €13.6 billion in November 2025. In December 2024, the balance was €19.8 billion, a Destatis release said.
On a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis, Germany exported goods worth €75.3 billion to European Union (EU) member states in December 2025, while it imported goods to the value of €59.4 billion from these countries during the period.
Calendar- and seasonally-adjusted exports to EU countries rose by 3.1 per cent MoM and imports from these countries increased by 1.7 per cent MoM during the month.
The value of the goods exported to euro area countries totalled €52.7 billion (plus 3.6 per cent MoM), and the value of the goods imported from these countries was €39.5 billion (plus 1.6 per cent MoM).
Goods to the value of €22.6 billion (plus 2.1 per cent MoM) were exported to EU countries not belonging to the euro area, while the value of the goods imported from those countries was €19.9 billion (plus 1.8 per cent MoM).
Exports of goods to countries outside the EU (third countries) amounted to €58 billion in December 2025, while imports from those countries totalled €56.8 billion on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis. Exports to such countries increased by 5 per cent MoM and imports from there rose by 1.2 per cent MoM during the month.
Most German exports in December went to the United States, with goods exports totalling €11.8 billion after seasonal and calendar adjustment—an increase of 8.9 per cent MoM and a drop of 12.9 per cent YoY.
Exports to China in that month rose by 10.7 per cent MoM to €7.2 billion, while exports to the United Kingdom increased by 14.6 per cent MoM to €6.9 billion.
Most imports came from China in December 2025. Goods to the value of €15.5 billion were imported from there on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis—an increase of 4.1 per cent MoM. Imports from the United States rose by 3 per cent MoM to €7.9 billion in the month. Imports from the United Kingdom fell by 14.8 per cent MoM to €2.9 billion.
After seasonal and calendar adjustment, exports to Russia increased by 1.8 per cent MoM to €0.6 billion in December last year; these were up by 0.2 per cent YoY. Imports from Russia in the month rose by 6 per cent MoM to €0.1 billion and were down by 7.6 per cent YoY December 2024.
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