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German exports in February 2019: +3.9% on February 2018

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Exports, February 2019


108.8 billion euros
-1.3% on the previous month (calendar and seasonally adjusted)
+3.9% on the same month a year earlier

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Imports, February 2019 Statistisches Bundesamt - Press - German exports in February 2019: +3.9% on February 2018

90.9 billion euros


-1.6% on the previous month (calendar and seasonally adjusted)
+5.1% on the same month a year earlier

Foreign trade balance, February 2019:


17.9 billion euros
18.7 billion euros (calendar and seasonally adjusted)

Current account according to calculations of the Deutsche Bundesbank, February 2019


16.3 billion euros

WIESBADEN – Germany exported goods to the value of 108.8 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 90.9 billion euros
in February 2019. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical O ce (Destatis) also reports that German exports increased
by 3.9% and imports by 5.1% in February 2019 year on year. A ter calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports were down 1.3%
and imports 1.6% compared with January 2019.

The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of 17.9 billion euros in February 2019. In February 2018, the surplus amounted to
18.3 billion euros. In calendar and seasonally adjusted terms, the foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of 18.7 billion euros
in February 2019.

According to provisional results of the Deutsche Bundesbank, the current account of the balance of payments showed a surplus
of 16.3 billion euros in February 2019, which takes into account the balances of trade in goods including supplementary trade
items (+19.1 billion euros), services (-1.1 billion euros), primary income (+6.2 billion euros) and secondary income (-7.9 billion
euros). In February 2018, the German current account showed a surplus of 19.5 billion euros.

In February 2019, Germany exported goods to the value of 65.7 billion euros to the Member States of the European Union (EU),
while it imported goods to the value of 53.2 billion euros from those countries. Compared with February 2018, exports to the EU
countries increased by 3.8%, and imports from those countries by 6.7%. Goods to the value of 41.4 billion euros (+3.2%) were
exported to the Euro area countries in February 2019, while the value of the goods imported from those countries was 34.9
billion euros (+7.5%). In February 2019, goods to the value of 24.3 billion euros (+4.8%) were exported to EU () countries not
belonging to the Euro area, while the value of the goods imported from those countries was 18.3 billion euros (+5.1%).

Exports of goods to countries outside the EU () (third countries) amounted to 43.1 billion euros in February 2019, while imports
from those countries totalled 37.7 billion euros. Compared with February 2018, exports to third countries increased by 4.1% and
imports from those countries by 3.0%.

FLOWS OF COMMODITIES AND SERVICES


IN EUR BN

January January
February January February
Item to February to February
2019 2018
Foreign trade
1   Exports (f.o.b.) () 108.8 217.7 108.9 104.7 211.8
2   Imports (c.i.f.) () 90.9 185.2 94.3 86.5 176.3
3  Foreign trade 17.9 32.5 14.6 18.3 35.4
balance (1-2)
Transition to trade in goods 1

1
According to calculations of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
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January
February January February
Item to February to February
2019 2018
4  Supplementary 1.1 2.4 1.3 0.9 1.3
trade items
Current account balances 1
5  Trade in goods 19.1 34.9 15.8 19.1 36.7
(3+4)
6  Services -1.1 -2.1 -1.1 -0.8 -1.2
7  Primary income 6.2 15.3 9.1 6.5 15.3
8  Secondary -7.9 -13.0 -5.0 -5.3 -10.4
income
Current 16.3 35.1 18.8 19.5 40.6
account
(5+6+7+8)
1
According to calculations of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
  

GROUPS OF COUNTRIES

January Percentage change from


February to January
2019 February February
Item to February
2019 2018
2018
billion euro %
Total exports 108.8 217.7 3.9 2.8
including:
EU () Member 65.7 131.0 3.8 2.2
States
Euro-zone 41.4 82.8 3.2 2.1
Non-euro-zone 24.3 48.2 4.8 2.4
Third countries 43.1 86.7 4.1 3.7
Total imports 90.9 185.2 5.1 5.0
including:
EU () Member 53.2 104.9 6.7 5.2
States
Euro-zone 34.9 68.8 7.5 6.4
Non-euro-zone 18.3 36.0 5.1 3.0
Third countries 37.7 80.3 3.0 4.8
  

FOREIGN TRADE (SPECIAL TRADE)


EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
ORIGINAL VALUES/CALENDAR AND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED VALUES 1 

Year Month Exports Imports


calendar and seasonally calendar and seasonally
original value original value
adjusted value 1 adjusted value 1

1
Using Census X-12-ARIMA
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the same the same


change on change on
value in month of value in value in month of value in
previous previous
billion the billion billion the billion
month month
euros previous euros euros previous euros
in % in %
year year
in % in %
2018 January 107.1 8.4 110.5 -0.3 89.9 7.4 89.6 0.3
February 104.7 2.3 108.0 -2.3 86.5 5.2 88.5 -1.2
March 116.1 -1.7 109.5 1.4 91.5 -1.4 88.0 -0.6
April 110.2 9.4 109.3 -0.2 89.8 8.5 89.8 2.1
May 109.1 -1.3 111.0 1.6 89.0 0.7 90.4 0.7
June 115.3 7.6 110.9 -0.1 93.4 10.1 91.4 1.0
July 111.0 7.6 110.3 -0.5 94.6 12.5 93.8 2.7
August 105.4 2.4 110.4 0.1 87.7 6.1 91.7 -2.2
September 109.2 -1.1 110.0 -0.4 91.0 5.7 92.4 0.7
October 117.1 8.5 110.7 0.7 98.5 10.9 93.2 0.9
November 116.3 0.0 110.6 -0.1 96.1 4.0 91.9 -1.3
Dezember 96.1 -4.4 112.4 1.6 81.8 -0.4 92.5 0.6
2019 January 108.9 1.7 112.4 0.1 94.3 4.9 93.8 1.4
February 108.8 3.9 110.9 -1.3 90.9 5.1 92.3 -1.6
1
Using Census X-12-ARIMA
First detailed provisional results by country of origin/country of destination and by chapter of the Commodity Classi cation for
Foreign Trade Statistics as well as a comparative table based on the country of origin/country of consignment concepts are
available for downloading.

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