China is continuously eroding Germany's market share as a traditional supplier within the EU internal market, creating a competitive landscape where one side gains while the other loses. Data shows that the share of goods imported from China in the EU's 27 countries excluding Germany has steadily increased from less than 5% in 2004 to nearly 10% in 2025. At the same time, Germany's share has gradually declined from around 20% to about 17%. This structural shift has been exacerbated by trade diversion effects caused by the Sino-US trade friction, highlighting the growing direct competitive pressure that German manufacturing faces within the EU single market from China.
Source: Deutsche Bank ("Dealing with the Potential 'China Shock'", for detailed content please see the "Finance and Economy Atlas" knowledge planet)
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