Berlin: Germany's exports increased by 6.1% year on year in July 2026, while imports rose 3%, official data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed on Tuesday. On a monthly basis, exports dropped 0.8% to pound 138.2 billion ($160.5 billion) and imports fell 5.7% to pound 116.9 billion in July 2026.

According to Anadolu Agency, the foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of pound 21.3 billion in July 2026, up from pound 15.4 billion in June 2026 and pound 16.8 billion in July 2025. Germany exported goods worth pound 78 billion to EU member states in July 2026, down 1.6% from June 2026, while imports from EU countries fell 6.1% to pound 59.6 billion.

Exports to euro area countries dropped 2.8% to pound 53.9 billion, and imports from these countries decreased 6.5% to pound 39.9 billion. Goods exported to non-euro area EU countries rose 1.1% to pound 24.1 billion, while imports from these countries fell 5.1% to pound 19.6 billion.

Exports to non-EU countries rose 0.2% to pound 60.2 billion, while imports from these third countries dropped 5.3% to pound 57.4 billion. The US remained the largest destination for German exports in July 2026, with goods exports increasing 19.1% month on month to pound 14.4 billion; compared with July 2025, exports to the US soared 28.3%.

Exports to the UK fell 7.2% to pound 6.7 billion, while exports to China dropped 9.5% to pound 5.6 billion month on month. China was the main source of German imports in July 2026, supplying goods worth pound 15.2 billion, down 7.5% from June 2026. Imports from the US fell 8.2% to pound 7.9 billion, and imports from the UK declined 1% to pound 3.2 billion in the same period.