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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51530808

German exports to China fall 13.5%, imports rise 8.3%

Exports to China fell even more sharply than those to the United States, dropping 13.5% year-on-year to 54.7 billion euros in the first eight months of 2025.

By contrast, imports from China rose 8.3% to 108.8 billion euros.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    14 hours ago

    The U.S. was Germany’s top trading partner in 2024, ending an eight-year streak for China. The shift came as Germany sought to reduce its reliance on China

    Trade dynamics shifted again this year, however, with Donald Trump’s return to the White House and renewed tariffs.

    Well done USA, you got what you voted for.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        12 hours ago

        No not everybody did of course, but it was the choice of the people, there is no way around that.
        You absolutely have my sympathies if you voted against this insanity, as a “normal” person it must be hell living in a country run by sociopathic morons.