German Trade Surplus Exceeds Expectations in World Economy News 11/03/2026 Germany’s trade surplus widened to €21.2 billion in January 2026 from €15.9 billion in the same month a year earlier, easily surpassing market expectations of €15.2 billion and marking the largest surplus since August 2024. Exports fell 2.3% month-on-month to €130.5 billion, mainly due to lower shipments to EU member states (-4.8%), particularly within the Eurozone (-5.7%) and outside the Eurozone (-2.7%). In contrast, shipments to third countries rose 1%, supported by an 11.7% surge in exports to the United States, Germany’s largest export market. Meanwhile, imports dropped more sharply, falling 5.9% month-on-month to a seventeen-month low of €109.2 billion. Arrivals declined from EU member states (-6.5%), including the Eurozone (-5.9%) and non-Eurozone countries (-7.8%). Arrivals from third countries also dropped 5.3%, with imports from China (-8.3%) and the United States (-8.2%) recording notable declines. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-11 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share