internationalisation activities. This equals to a share of 37 % in the total number of enterprises (44 % when also considering indirect … forms of internationalisation). Most widely spread are import- and export activities, followed by sales and service … contracts or toll manufacturing. Approx. 16% of all enterprises plan to expand their existing internationalisation activities …

Official statistical data sources cover the internationalisation activities of German enterprises only incompletely …, both with regard to the different types of internationalisation and to their volumes. Enterprise specific data are only … internationalisation of German SMEs is underestimated. Valid information on foreign trade activities is available only for those economic …