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The fact sheet provides an up-to-date overview of the most important economic and structural data on the German Electro and Digital Industry.

New orders in the German electro and digital industry clearly keep heading north. In July 2026, they were up by one-third (+32.6%) compared to a year earlier.

Exports of the German electro and digital industry advanced very strongly in June 2026. With €24.5bn, they exceeded their pre-year value by 18.3%.

Germany’s electro and digital industry is deeply intertwined with the EU Single Market. This applies to its own exports, supplier relationships, and foreign production sites alike. Following the…

Overall new orders in the German electro and digital industry grew strongly in June 2026, too. They were up 13.3% from the same month in the previous year. However, domestic and foreign bookings…

Exports of the German electro and digital industry came to a value of €20.7bn in May 2026. However, their growth rate of 4.0% (year-on-year) was only half as high as in the preceding four months.

The positive trend in new orders for the German electro and digital industry continued in May 2026. In particular, orders from countries outside the eurozone were significantly higher than a year…

In April 2026, exports of the German electro and digital industry maintained their positive trend of the recent months. Overall, they reached a value of €22.0bn in that month, surpassing the…

South Korea is one of the world’s leading industrialized nations and, ahead of Germany, the fourth-largest electro and digital market in the world. South Korea’s electro industry stands to benefit…

New orders in the German electro and digital industry continued to rise in April, driven by strong demand from abroad. Turnover and price-adjusted production also showed year-over-year growth.…