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Germany reports record growth in electrical exports to China

May 23, 2024


Abstract : Germany's electrical industry saw its exports to China increase to 6.7 billion euros (7.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, representing 7.4-percent growth year-on-year, the country's industry association reported on Wednesday.

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A pair of mechanical arms are displayed during the Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, on April 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

"With regard to electrical exports to Asia, the upturn in exports to China, which alone account for half of the total, was noticeable," said the chief economist of the German Electro and Digital Industry Association (ZVEI).

BERLIN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Germany's electrical industry saw its exports to China increase to 6.7 billion euros (7.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, representing 7.4-percent growth year-on-year, the country's industry association reported on Wednesday.

China remained Germany's largest customer country between January and March, despite a 4.3-percent decline in Germany's total electrical industry exports compared to the same period last year, the German Electro and Digital Industry Association (ZVEI) said.

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People look at a generator using hydrogen energy during the Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, on April 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

"Exports to eight of the 10 largest individual customer countries of the German electrical and digital industry were lower," said ZVEI chief economist Andreas Gontermann. China and Spain were the only major markets that still recorded growth.

"With regard to electrical exports to Asia, the upturn in exports to China, which alone account for half of the total, was noticeable," Gontermann added. As a result, deliveries to the Asian region have increased slightly overall.

Following a weak development of the industry in recent months, "business with China has recently improved somewhat, which is also in line with the overall economic development in China," a ZVEI spokesperson told Xinhua on Wednesday. (1 euro = 1.08 U.S. dollar)

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