{
  "id": 9103188,
  "title": "Start ins zweite Halbjahr: Deutliches Plus für deutsche Elektroexporte",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/start-ins-zweite-halbjahr-deutliches-plus-fur-deutsche-elektroexporte",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T06:59:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/start-ins-zweite-halbjahr-deutliches-plus-fuer-deutsche-elektroexporte/100256437.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The second half of the year has seen a robust export surge for the German electrical and digital industry. In July, the sector shipped goods worth 23.5 billion euros abroad, marking an 11.9 percent increase compared to the same month last year. This expansion pace even \"rose again by a little overall\" according to Andreas Gontermann, chief economist of industry association ZVEI. From January to July 2026, exports totaled 162.9 billion euros, reflecting a 9.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Approximately 90 percent of this export growth is attributed to trade with European Union partner countries. Gontermann explained, \"It's the business with the common single market that drives this year's growth in industry exports.\" Goods worth 90.1 billion euros - a 17 percent increase compared to the previous year - were delivered to the EU in the first seven months. Despite trade barriers, business in the US also performed well in July with a nearly quarter (23.3 percent) rise in electrical exports to 2.7 billion euros compared to the same month last year. However, the situation in China remains challenging: exports fell again, 10.8 percent less in July 2026 than in the previous year, with 1.8 billion euros worth of goods shipped. \"Unlike shipments to the US, which are recovering due to the AI boom and the now statistically significant customs one-off effects, the business with China continues to be weak,\" Gontermann summarized.",
  "summary": "Die deutsche Elektroindustrie hat ihre Ausfuhren im Juli deutlich gesteigert. Besonders das Geschäft mit der EU sorgt für Wachstum. Es läuft allerdings nicht in allen wichtigen Märkten.",
  "key_points": [
    "German electrical export surged 11.9% in July 2026 to €23.5 billion",
    "90% export growth attributed to EU trade, totaling €162.9 billion (Jan-Jul 2026)",
    "US electrical exports rose 23.3% in July 2026 to €2.7 billion"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}