German exports to US plunge in 2025 due to tariffs

February 06 2026 11:58:36

German exports to US plunge in 2025 due to tariffs

BERLIN

German exports to the United States dropped 9.3 percent last year due to President Donald Trump's tariff blitz, and Germany's trade surplus with the world's biggest economy shrunk to its lowest level since 2021, data showed Friday.

But total exports for 2025 rebounded by around one percent following two years of contraction, as stronger trade with Europe offset falling shipments to the United States as well as to China, statistics agency Destatis said.

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