The United States continues to be the largest export market for German products by far, according to the latest German government figures released on Wednesday. German companies exported goods worth €157.9 billion ($171.9 billion) to the United States last year, as reported by the German Federal Statistical Office. This corresponds to 9.9% of all German exports and is the highest share in the past 20 years. For the ninth year in a row, the US is the largest buyer of German products, with pharmaceuticals, machinery and cars at the top of the list. According to the agency, this trend continued i…