# Germany Imports: capital goods (BEC)

Germany Imports: capital goods (BEC) was up 7.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 18.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 19,711 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.7% (May 2020) to 24.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-CAPITAL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted
- Coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (295 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/imports-capital-goods-bec

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 19,711 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 7.7 |
| June 2026 | 21,110 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 18.7 |
| May 2026 | 17,598 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 19,192 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 20,346 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 9.8 |
| February 2026 | 17,147 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 18,024 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.9 |
| December 2025 | 19,220 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 15.3 |
| November 2025 | 19,934 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 8.2 |
| October 2025 | 20,251 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 7.1 |
| September 2025 | 20,047 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 12.9 |
| August 2025 | 15,537 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 18,308 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 8.8 |
| June 2025 | 17,790 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 17,396 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 18,599 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 8.3 |
| March 2025 | 18,537 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 17,494 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 17,355 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 16,667 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 18,430 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 18,901 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 3.5 |
| September 2024 | 17,751 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | 1.3 |
| August 2024 | 15,686 Trade value - million of euro - not seasonally adjusted | −4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-CAPITAL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-CAPITAL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```