"Economists credit US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign with reducing trade between Germany and the US, its top trading partner last year. China overtook the United States as Germany's largest trading partner during the first eight months of 2025, preliminary data from the German statistics office has shown. The data indicated that German imports and exports with China totalled $190.7bn (163.4 billion euros) from January to August, while trade with the US amounted to $189bn (162.8 billion euros), according to Reuters calculations."
"The tariffs have pushed down German exports to the US, which fell 7.4 percent in the first eight months of the year compared with 2024. In August, exports to the US also fell 23.5 percent year-on-year, showing that the trend is accelerating. There is no question that US tariff and trade policy is an important reason for the decline in sales, said Dirk Jandura, president of the BGA foreign trade association."
"Exports to China fell even more sharply than those to the US, dropping 13.5 percent year-on-year to $63.5bn (54.7 billion euros) in the first eight months of 2025. By contrast, imports from China rose 8.3 percent to $126.4bn (108.8 billion euros). The renewed import boom from China is worrying particularly as data shows that these imports come at dumping price"
China became Germany's largest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, with combined imports and exports of $190.7bn versus $189bn with the United States. German exports to the US fell 7.4 percent in January–August and plunged 23.5 percent in August year-on-year amid renewed US tariff measures, reducing demand for cars, machinery and chemicals. Exports to China declined 13.5 percent to $63.5bn, while imports from China rose 8.3 percent to $126.4bn. The growth in cheap Chinese imports, together with a stronger euro and ongoing tariff threats, raises concern for German exporters.
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