Berlin, January 20 (QNA) - German exports to the United States fell by nearly 10 percent in the first eleven months of 2025, while imports from the US rose, leading to a sharp narrowing of Germany's trade surplus with its largest export market, official data showed.
According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office, exports to the US declined by 9.4 percent between January and November 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, dropping to €142.1billion from €156.9 billion. Over the same period, imports from the US increased by 2.2 percent to €90.7 billion, up from €88.7 billion the previous year. As a result, Germany's trade surplus with the US shrank to €51.4 billion, down from €68.2 billion in the same period of 2024.
This marks the lowest surplus recorded for these months since 2021.
Despite the decline, the US remained Germany's single most important trading partner in terms of exports, ahead of France and the Netherlands. The statistics office said the figures are based on official foreign trade data, covering goods crossing Germany's borders and calculated at border prices.
The comparisons were made using nominal values, without adjusting for price changes. It added that developments in trade with the US had a direct impact on Germany's overall foreign trade performance, with weaker exports to the American market contributing to a lower overall trade surplus in the first eleven months of 2025. (QNA)