Germany Posts Best Growth Since 2022 as Firms Beat Tariff Deadline in Q1 2025

Germany Posts Best Growth Since 2022 as Firms Beat Tariff Deadline in Q1 2025

Germany’s Federal Statistical Office revised first-quarter GDP growth to 0.4 percent, doubling initial estimates and marking the strongest expansion since late 2022. The upward revision reflects March’s unexpected economic acceleration driven by manufacturing and export gains. German companies rushed shipments to beat anticipated U.S. tariff adjustments, pushing total exports up 3.2 percent during the quarter. […]

Germany saw a stronger than initially predicted rebound in growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to final figures released Friday, due to an anticipated effect of US tariffs.