German exports rises 0.5% in March, imports up 5.1% MoM: Destatis

Exports increased by 1.9 per cent year on year (YoY) and imports rose by 7.2 per cent YoY in the month, according to provisional data.

German exports in March were up by 0.5 per cent month on month (MoM) and imports rose by 5.1 per cent MoM on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis.
Exports increased by 1.9 per cent YoY and imports rose by 7.2 per cent YoY in the month.
Most German exports in March this year went to the US, with goods exports totalling €11.2 billion—a drop of 7.9 per cent MoM and 21.4 per cent YoY.

After calendar and seasonal adjustment, Germany exported goods to the value of €135.8 billion and imported goods to the value of €121.5 billion in March. The foreign trade balance thus showed a surplus of €14.3 billion in the month.

The calendar- and seasonally-adjusted foreign trade balance stood at €19.6 billion in February this year. In March 2025, the balance was €19.9 billion.

On a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis, Germany exported goods worth €78.4 billion to the member states of the European Union (EU) in March, while it imported goods to the value of €61 billion from these countries during the period.

Calendar- and seasonally-adjusted exports to EU countries rose by 3.4 per cent MoM and imports from these countries increased by 3 per cent MoM in March.

The value of the goods exported to euro area countries in March totalled €54.8 billion (plus 4.1 per cent MoM), and the value of the goods imported from these countries was €40.8 billion euros (plus 1.7 per cent MoM).

Goods worth €23.6 billion (plus 1.7 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 €20.1 billion (plus 5.7 per cent MoM).

Exports of goods to countries outside the EU (third countries) in the month amounted to €57.4 billion, while imports from those countries totalled €60.5 billion on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis. Compared with February 2026, exports to third countries fell by 3.3 per cent and imports from those countries increased by 7.4 per cent.

Most German exports in March this year went to the United States, with goods exports totalling €11.2 billion after seasonal and calendar adjustment—a drop of 7.9 per cent MoM and 21.4 per cent YoY.

Month on month, exports to the United Kingdom rose by 3.2 per cent to €7.4 billion. In March, exports to China decreased by 1.8 per cent MoM to €6 billion.

Most imports in March 2026 came from China. Goods to the value of €15.6 billion were imported from there, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. This was an increase of 4.9 per cent MoM.

Imports from the United States dropped by 3.7 per cent MoM to €8.0 billion. Imports from the United Kingdom increased by 11.7 per cent MoM to €3.5 billion during the same period.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)