WIESBADEN (dpa-AFX) – The German economy also increased its exports in April despite the Iran war. Compared to March, exports increased by 0.9 percent, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced based on preliminary results. Analysts were surprised by the development. On average, they had expected a decline of 0.5 percent.
Compared to the same month last year, the increase in exports was 3.6 percent. The values are adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects. Imports increased by 1.2 percent compared to March and by 6.2 percent year-on-year to April 2025.
While the value of exports in April amounted to 136.6 billion euros, goods worth 122.1 billion euros were imported into Germany. This resulted in an export surplus of 14.5 billion euros after 14.7 billion euros in March.
USA exports increased slightly compared to March
In April, the USA remained the most important foreign trade market for Germany – exports to the United States were worth 11.4 billion euros. Although that was 1.8 percent more than in March of this year, compared to April 2025 there was a decrease of 12.9 percent. Exports to the People’s Republic of China fell by 3.5 percent compared to March to 5.8 billion euros.
German companies also delivered less to the United Kingdom – exports here have fallen by 9.5 percent to 6.7 billion euros since March. In contrast, exports to the member states of the European Union (EU) increased by 1 percent compared to March to 79.1 billion euros.
The consequences of the Iran war with high energy prices are slowing the recovery of the German economy. The increased oil prices are making the transport of goods more expensive for companies./csc/DP/jkr