Germany exported commodities to the value of EUR 250 billion in the third quarter, the Federal Statistical Office reported Monday. This represents an increase of 4.1% from the same quarter a year earlier. Upon price adjustment, exports grew 1.5%. On the other hand, commodities worth EUR 211 billion were imported to Germany. Compared with the previous year, this was an increase of 10.9%. Further, the statistical office said due to price increases of energy imports in particular, imports experienced a lower growth of 4.4% in real terms.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.