Germany machinery imports, rest of world, adjusted
Germany machinery imports, rest of world, adjusted stood at 9.12 EUR billion in Jul 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Imports by country table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2008 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Imports by country table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
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| German foreign trade: imports, At current prices, flows, 28 Machinery and equipment, Rest of the World, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 9.12 | 9.11 | 8.8 | 9.26 | 9.16 | 9 | 8.44 | 9.34 | 9.06 | 9.02 | |
| German foreign trade: imports, At current prices, flows, 29 Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, Rest of the World, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 12.59 | 13.12 | 12.66 | 13.21 | 12.71 | 12.79 | 12.38 | 12.85 | 12.27 | 13.04 |
Understanding germany machinery imports, rest of world, adjusted
Dedicated exclusively to product group 28, this product-specific classification rounds up general manufacturing equipment and specialized mechanical systems arriving from foreign suppliers. Sourced from all international partners, the metric tracks the inbound value of machinery and equipment at current transaction prices in EUR billion. It distinguishes general-purpose manufacturing hardware from other heavy asset classes like motor vehicles. This focuses the lens entirely on capital-intensive mechanical engineering rather than broad consumer or raw material categories.
Because statistical agencies apply full seasonal and working-day adjustments to this series, observers can confidently track short-term investment momentum by comparing consecutive months. Machinery shipments are inherently lumpy, characterized by irregular deliveries of high-value industrial systems, which can still cause volatile month-to-month swings despite the seasonal smoothing. Since the data remains unadjusted for inflation, rising manufacturing costs abroad will artificially inflate the aggregate even if domestic factories are not actually installing a higher physical volume of new foreign equipment.
Frequently asked questions
- Are passenger cars and transport vehicles included in this equipment category?
- No, motor vehicles and transport trailers are recorded in a completely separate classification and are excluded from this specific machinery group.
- Does this series reflect the physical number of machines imported?
- The data only tracks the monetary value at current prices, so it does not provide a physical count of imported mechanical units.
- Can I use sequential monthly comparisons to track short-term changes?
- Yes, the applied seasonal adjustments successfully remove standard calendar noise, making period-on-period analysis mathematically sound.