US EditionTrade: German Export Surplus in the Usa Falls Due to Customs Duties
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Germany has not recorded such a low export surplus since 2021. This is mainly due to the newly collected US tariffs and an import surplus with China. An expert is sceptical about a rapid upswing.
Trump's customs policy is reflected in figures: Germany exported fewer goods to the US in 2025 than usual. German exports are also declining worldwide.
Cars, machines, electrical engineering: German companies have been supplying more goods to the US for years than vice versa. However, the tariffs imposed by President Trump have effectively slowed down the flow of goods.
LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung
KN - Kieler NachrichtenMotor vehicles, machines, electrical engineering: German companies have been supplying more goods to the US for years than vice versa. US President Trump wants to change this with higher tariffs. Is his strategy working out?
Germany's export surplus with the United States fell to €34.6 billion from January to July 2025, the lowest level for the first seven months of a year since 2021. Amid the coronavirus crisis, the foreign trade balance with the United States had been at €28.4 billion at the time. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Friday, the export surplus with the United States fell by €6.2 billion, or 15.1 percent, from January to July 2…
Germany's export surplus in foreign trade with the USA fell to €34.6 billion from January to July 2025, the lowest level for the first seven months of a year since 2021. Amid the coronavirus crisis, the foreign trade balance with the USA had stood at €28.4 billion at the time. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the export surplus in trade with the United States fell by €6.2 billion, or 15.1%, from January to July 2025 compar…
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