Export statistics provide compelling evidence of this in the mechanical
engineering sector where German companies are global export leaders in 18 of
31 comparable subsectors.
Direct investments have also risen strongly as a
result of the extremely buoyant export sector, quadrupling to EUR 1.8 tn over
the past 20 years, while the German economy’s net foreign assets are similarly
high at over EUR 1.5 tn.
EU Forecast
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