German exports fall 1.7%, imports up 3.9% MoM in April

After calendar and seasonal adjustment, Germany exported goods to the value of €131.1 billion and imported goods worth €116.5 billion in April this year.

The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of €14.6 billion in April. The calendar- and seasonally-adjusted surplus stood at €21.3 billion in March this year. In April 2024, the surplus was €21.6 billion.

On a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis, Germany exported goods worth €72.9 billion to the member states of the European Union (EU) in April, while it imported goods worth €59.8 billion from these countries in the same period.

Compared with March 2025, calendar- and seasonally-adjusted exports to EU countries rose by 0.9 per cent and imports from these countries increased by 4.5 per cent in April.

The value of the goods exported to euro area countries totalled €50.6 billion and the value of the goods imported from these countries was €39.4 billion.

Goods worth €22.4 billion were exported to EU countries not belonging to the euro area, while the value of the goods imported from those countries was €20.3 billion euros.

Exports of goods to countries outside the EU (third countries) amounted to €58.1 billion in April and imports from these countries totalled €56.7 billion on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis. Compared with March 2025, exports to third countries declined by 4.8 per cent, while imports from third countries rose by 3.4 per cent.

Most German exports in April this year went to the United States. After seasonal and calendar adjustment, exports of goods to the United States decreased by 10.5 per cent MoM, with the value of exports falling to €13.0 billion. This is the lowest level since October 2024 (€12.3 billion).

Exports to the United States were down by 6.3 per cent YoY on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis. Exports to China decreased by 5.9 per cent YoY to €7 billion and exports to the United Kingdom dropped by 2.1 per cent YoY to €6.3 billion in the month.

Most imports in April came from China. Goods worth €13.9 billion were imported from there on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis. This was a decrease of 4.1 per cent compared with the previous month.

Imports from the United States rose by 3.9 per cent to €8.4 billion. During the same period, imports from the United Kingdom dropped by 8.1 per cent to 3.0 billion euros.

After calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports to Russia decreased by 5.3 per cent MoM and 9.3 per cent YoY to €0.6 billion in April. Imports from there dropped by 22.6 per cent MoM and 50.3 per cent YoY to €0.1 billion in April.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)