Press release No. 019 of 13 January 2023
- Total goods exports increased 14.0% on the same month a year earlier
- Exports to the United States rose 30.9% on November 2021
WIESBADEN – Germany exported goods to the total value of 143.6 billion euros in November 2022, which was a 14.0% increase compared with November 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 52.8% to 1.2 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In contrast, exports to the United States, the most important destination of German exports, increased by 30.9% to 14.4 billion euros. The most important goods exported to the United States were motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers to the value of 3.6 billion euros (+36.5% on November 2021) and machinery to the value of 2.5 billion euros (+30.7%). Other important trading partners in terms of exports were France (10.5 billion euros; +12.0%) and the Netherlands (10.1 billion euros; +13.7%).
More information:
All detailed results on German foreign trade in reference month November 2022 are available in the GENESIS-Online database (tables 51000).
Foreign trade results are available also in the Dashboard Germany (www.dashboard-deutschland.de). This data portal of the Federal Statistical Office combines up-to-date indicators of official statistics and from other data providers on the topics of economy and finance as well as health and mobility. A tool also available there is the Economic Pulse Monitor (Pulsmesser für die Wirtschaft) (only in german). It can be used for real-time monitoring of the economic development.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the related sanctions have an impact on many parts of the economy and society. We have compiled data and information on the subject for you on a special webpage (only in german).
