Germany nominal goods imports from Asia, adjusted
Germany nominal goods imports from Asia, adjusted stood at 30.98 EUR billion in Aug 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 1993 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Imports by country table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Regions and country groups | |||||||||||
| German foreign trade: imports, At current prices, flows, Aggregate, all goods, Asia, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 30.98 | 29.34 | 30.31 | 28.44 | 28.96 | 29.08 | 27.94 | 25.84 | 28.66 | 27.98 | |
| German foreign trade: imports, At current prices, flows, Aggregate, all goods, Euro area (Member States and Institutions of the Euro Area) changing composition, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 39.63 | 39.75 | 42.56 | 39.69 | 41.25 | 40.74 | 39.78 | 38.68 | 40.26 | 39.29 |
Understanding germany nominal goods imports from Asia, adjusted
Global trade originating across the entire Asian continent is captured here as a unified nominal aggregate. It incorporates all inbound physical merchandise spanning the Middle East through to East Asia, priced at current transaction values in EUR billion. Unlike targeted bilateral measures that isolate individual partners like China, this broad baseline sweeps up diverse supply chains ranging from advanced electronics to raw energy commodities into one overarching total. The scope is strictly geographic, ignoring political or economic alliances within the region.
Tracking the latest sequential momentum is appropriate because the calendar and seasonal adjustments successfully remove routine distortions such as the shifting dates of the Lunar New Year, which otherwise severely disrupt unadjusted Asian trade metrics. Analysts should note that long, multi-week maritime shipping times mean economic shocks in the region only materialize in this domestic import data with a significant time lag. Furthermore, early customs estimates often undergo notable revisions as complex supply chains routing through multiple regional transshipment hubs are eventually reconciled in the final statistical publications.
Frequently asked questions
- Are transit shipments that merely pass through Asian ports included?
- The series counts goods where an Asian country is the declared origin, not simply a transit hub for goods originating elsewhere.
- How does the series handle movable holidays like the Lunar New Year?
- Statistical adjustment algorithms specifically identify and smooth out the shifting calendar effects of major regional holidays.
- Does this aggregate separate different sub-regions like the Middle East?
- No, the series collapses the entire continental expanse into a single total, obscuring divergences between specific sub-regions.