{
  "id": 19151131,
  "title": "Außenhandel: Hoffnungsschimmer oder Trendwende? Exportplus im September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/au-enhandel-hoffnungsschimmer-oder-trendwende-exportplus-im-september",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:48:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/aussenhandel-hoffnungsschimmer-oder-trendwende-exportplus-im-september/100268354.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "After a weak start to the second half of the year, Germany's exporters reported better business in September, viewed by economists as a further positive sign that the German economy is resilient despite trade barriers and high energy prices. According to the German Association for Wholesale, Foreign Trade, and Services (BGA), German goods worth 141.1 billion euros were exported abroad in September, a 2.0% increase from August of the current year. Compared to September 2025, the increase was 7.7%. The September figures give reason to hope that exports, a key growth pillar, will remain central in the second half of the year, according to VP Bank Chief Economist Thomas Gitzel. The summer drought, which slowed down river transport and negatively affected exports through European seaports, was surprisingly evened out. \"The dynamic export development in the first half of the year weakened noticeably in the third quarter of 2026,\" noted statisticians commenting on preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. While a trend reversal appears possible, BGA Chief Volker Treier cautions that the export surplus in September rests on a thin foundation, as it stems almost entirely from trade with Europe. Germany exported goods worth 80.8 billion euros to EU member states in September, a 3.5% increase from August, while exports to non-EU countries remained almost unchanged at 60.3 billion euros. US exports slightly declined, but remained 10.3% higher than a year earlier, despite US President Donald Trump's trade policies. \"This situation indicates that the German economy has learned to cope with Trump's tariffs to some extent,\" said Sebastian Dullien, a senior director at the IMK of the Hans-Böckler Foundation. The results of the US mid-term elections, in which Democrats gained a commanding majority, offered hope for a relaxation of trade tensions with the US, according to Dullien. A Democratic majority in Congress might not immediately reverse President Trump's tariffs, but could temper future escalations. Imports to Germany increased 4.2% month-over-month to 125.5 billion euros and 8.7% year-over-year, resulting in an external trade surplus of 15.6 billion euros after recalculating an 17.9 billion euro surplus in August.",
  "summary": "Der Start ins zweite Halbjahr war holprig. Doch die jüngsten Zahlen für den Außenhandel sind ermutigend. Werden die Ausfuhren doch wieder zum Konjunkturmotor für Deutschland?",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}