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Germany
Last reviewed: 16 November 2009

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TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Trade and Investment with the UK

Germany is the UK’s second largest export market world-wide and the largest in Europe. Exports to Germany in 2008 totalled € 44 bn. To put this in perspective: the UK exports more goods and services to the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia alone than it does to China and India together.. UK export success in Germany covers a broad field, including machinery, vehicles, oil, aircraft and chemicals. Both countries are also major investors in each other.

Meanwhile, the UK is the third largest export market for German goods. In 2008, German exports to the UK totalled €67bn.

More than 3000 German companies are active in the UK, employing almost 400,000 people. In Germany, roughly 1000 British firms employ 180,000 people.

UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Germany

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See Also

Useful Links

• BBC Timeline of Germany
• British Council: Germany
• British-German Forum - Wilton Park
• German Parliament
• German Government
• German Tourist Board
• UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Germany
• The Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society
• The British-German Association
• UK German Connection
  

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