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Germany’s trade surplus narrowed further in September 2025, falling to its lowest level since October 2024, as a stronger-than-expected rise in imports outpaced export growth. According to preliminary ...
News Germany » Trade: Germany surpasses U.S. to become China’s leading trade partner, latest data reveal
Germany is once again at the center of new geopolitical and economic realignments. According to preliminary numbers published by the German federal statistics office and other sources, Germany and ...
News Germany » Trade: German trade union chief calls for scrapping of VAT on food
The head of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has called for the reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) on certain goods to be abolished entirely. "Reducing the reduced VAT rate from 7% to 0% ...
News Germany » Trade: Germany Faces Record Trade Deficit With China
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany faces a record trade deficit of 87 billion euros ($101.46 billion) with China this year, according to a forecast by state-owned international economic promotion agency ...
News Germany » Trade: Germany’s trade deficit with China heads for record as exports slump
Germany’s trade deficit with China is heading toward a record in 2025 as demand for German products keeps shrinking. Analysts tracking trade flows say the gap is widening fast and shows no sign of ...
News Germany » Trade: Reality of Trump’s Tariffs Starts to Show in German Trade Data
While economic data in the US are in short supply because of the government shutdown, releases from the world’s third-largest export power continue to show what impact President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...
News Germany » Trade: Germany’s trade surplus widens to €17.2 billion, U.S. exports drop
Germany’s trade surplus widened to €17.2 billion in August, up from an upwardly revised €16.3 billion in July, and surpassing expectations of €15.2 billion. This marked the largest trade surplus since ...
News Germany » Trade: Germany and trade unions kick off tough public-sector wage talks
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chairman of the United Services Union (ver.di) Frank Werneke speaks at the start of collective bargaining for the federal and ...
News Germany » Trade: International Companies German Investments More Than Doubled in 2025
Foreign companies put EUR 96 billion into their German business, compared with EUR 43 billion in 2024, says a new study by the think-tank German Economic Institute (IW). BERLIN, Jan. 26, 2026 ...