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German exports in May 2024: -3.6% compared to April 2024
In May 2024, German exports fell by 3.6% and imports by 6.6% compared to April 2024, adjusted for calendar and seasonal factors. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports based on preliminary results, exports fell by 1.6% compared to May 2023, while imports fell by 8.7%.In total, in May 2024, calendar and seasonally adjusted goods worth 131.6 billion euros were exported from Germany and goods worth 106.7 billion euros were imported into Germany. The foreign trade balance closed with a surplus of 24.9 billion euros in May 2024. In April 2024, the calendar and seasonally adjusted balance of the ... (full story)