China overtakes US as Germany's main trade partner
china flag
Berlin - Xinhua
China has overtaken the United States to become Germany's most important trading partner last year, according to data from the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) released on Friday.
Data showed that goods with a value of 170 billion euros (about 180.3 billion U.S. dollars) were traded between China and Germany in 2016.
France was the second most important trade partner with total trade with Germany valued at 167 billion euros in the same year. The United States was relegated to third place, with total trade volume with Germany amounting to 165 billion euros.
Nevertheless, the United States remained the most important export destination for German goods, with 107 billion euros "made in Germany" products making the transatlantic journey.
The United States only held the crown of Germany's most lucrative trade relationship in 2015. Before that France had been the most important partner for every year since 1975.
Sourve: Xinhua
GMT 07:02 2018 Friday ,19 January
German industry calls for 1.5 trillion-euro climate investmentGMT 16:54 2018 Wednesday ,17 January
Euro scales 3-year dollar pinnacle on German deal hopesGMT 07:00 2017 Sunday ,10 December
East German village sells for 140,000 eurosGMT 13:03 2017 Wednesday ,22 March
Germany should ditch austerity, embrace EU investmentGMT 01:57 2017 Wednesday ,01 March
Hitler's phone sells for more than $240,000
With Job Cuts, China Deal
France's Carrefour revamps operations
Paris - Emiratesvoice
France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp and new partnerships in China. Carrefour, which was the world'sTo partake in Beiteddine Festivals
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Beirut - NNA
French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. BruniIn France
Microsoft to open 4 data centres
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse onIn Olympic Spotlight
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Taipei - Emiratesvoice
North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance. The skater is competing with her partner Alex Kam in theFor $11.6 Bn
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Paris - Emiratesvoice
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion. Sanofi's chief executive Olivier Brandicourt said the acquisition "enhances its presence in specialtyParis show pays homage
to 'eternal style' of late Alaia
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home. The diminutive maverick, who ignored fashion week convention by showing when and where he wanted, in July produced his first couture collection in six years to rapturous reviews. Now some of his most iconic dresses are going on display in the glass-roofed gallery next to his studio and home in the Marais district where he used to show his creations. It includes the dress worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, his longtime friend and muse, when she led
GMT 09:58 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon four
GMT 10:16 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon five
GMT 10:18 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon eight
GMT 06:15 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Volkswagen clinches record sales
GMT 13:09 2015 Sunday ,30 August
Tackling uncontrolled high blood pressure
GMT 14:04 2017 Tuesday ,14 November
Israel’s Netanyahu gives priority to security needs in dealing
GMT 05:49 2017 Monday ,17 July
Israeli forces arrests nine Palestinians in Ramallah
GMT 22:13 2017 Sunday ,05 November
American private school opens English education enclave
GMT 12:03 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Egypt military accuses presidential hopeful of crimes including forgery
GMT 16:56 2017 Thursday ,16 November
Students catalysts of change, says KHDA official
GMT 13:17 2015 Sunday ,04 January
Year of birth significantly changes impact of obesity-associated gene variant
GMT 18:12 2017 Saturday ,30 September
Mass reception for Yemen junior football team
GMT 20:17 2017 Friday ,17 March
Merkel to Meet Putin in Moscow on May 2
GMT 01:48 2014 Friday ,17 January
SpaHub shares 7 reasons why people should have a spa day
GMT 18:47 2018 Saturday ,20 January
Israeli forces kill suspect in rabbi's murder
GMT 09:08 2018 Friday ,19 January
Police raid France's Lactalis
GMT 06:46 2017 Saturday ,08 July
Alia wins silver for the UAE
GMT 16:56 2017 Friday ,03 February
After oil and gas, Denmark's Dong ditches coal energ
GMT 08:01 2015 Monday ,09 March
Nabatat Qatar
GMT 12:09 2017 Saturday ,06 May
Yemen needs to prepare for an inclusive future
GMT 10:14 2017 Saturday ,28 October
BDF Commander-in-Chief inspects units, weaponries
GMT 09:32 2017 Monday ,16 October
Dubai’s futuristic border and security control
GMT 14:00 2017 Wednesday ,27 September
New parliament following watershed elections at the weekendGMT 19:16 2011 Wednesday ,21 September
University leaders\' social mobility warning
GMT 08:38 2017 Monday ,08 May
Khalifa Foundation honours 509 supporters
GMT 06:24 2017 Monday ,16 January
For the Variety of Interior Design Styles
GMT 12:45 2017 Monday ,11 December
Morocco Ready to Use All Legal Means to Defend Jerusalem
GMT 08:06 2017 Saturday ,16 September
Fadl retreats from surrendering himself
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor