Germany’s imports fell 5.7% month-on-month to €119.6 billion in July 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 4.5% increase in the previous month. Imports from EU member states declined 6.1%, driven by lower purchases from eurozone countries (-6.5%) and EU countries outside the eurozone (-5.1%). Imports from third countries also fell 5.3%, led by declines in shipments from China (-7.5%), the US (-8.2%), and the UK (-1%). On a yearly basis, imports rose 3.1%, slowing sharply from a downwardly revised 14% increase in June. In the first seven months of 2026, imports reached €828.4 billion, up 4.2% from the same period a year earlier.