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Germany’s trade surplus fell to €15.6 billion in September
Germany’s trade surplus fell to €15.6 billion in September, according to provisional official figures.
The surplus is the difference between the value of exports and imports, and a sharp rise in imports narrowed it from €17.9 billion in August.
Exports rose 2% month on month to €141.1 billion, while imports climbed 4.2% to €125.5 billion.
The surplus was slightly higher than a year earlier, when it stood at €15.5 billion.
The United States remained the main destination for German exports, while China was Germany’s largest supplier of imports.
The result missed market expectations of a €19.2 billion surplus.
Germany’s trade surplus fell to €15.6 billion in September, down from €17.9 billion in August.
The decline came as imports rose faster than exports, according to provisional figures from Destatis.
Exports increased 2 percent month-on-month to €141.1 billion, while imports climbed 4.2 percent to €125.5 billion.
The surplus was slightly higher than the €15.5 billion recorded in September last year.
- Who
- Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported the figures.
- What
- Germany’s trade surplus fell to €15.6 billion in September.
- When
- September; the figures were released on Nov. 9.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- Imports rose 4.2 percent from August, faster than exports, which increased 2 percent.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Germany recorded a trade surplus of €17.9 billion.
Germany’s trade surplus fell to €15.6 billion as imports rose faster than exports.
Destatis released the provisional figures.
- Trade surplus
- €15.6 billion in September
- Previous month
- €17.9 billion in August
- Exports
- €141.1 billion, up 2 percent month-on-month
- Imports
- €125.5 billion, up 4.2 percent month-on-month
- Prior-year surplus
- €15.5 billion in September 2025