German imports beat expectations in August on China bump | Inquirer Business

German imports beat expectations in August on China bump

/ 02:44 PM October 05, 2022

BERLIN  – German imports grew more than expected in August, up 3.4 percent, while exports also increased slightly more than expected, rising 1.6 percent, according to Federal Statistical Office data on Wednesday.

A Reuters poll had predicted a month-on-month rise in both exports as well as imports of 1.1 percent.

Most imports came from China in August, with goods to the value of 15.4 billion euros ($15.35 billion) coming from there, an increase of 2.2 percent compared with the previous month.

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Germany had a seasonally adjusted trade surplus of 1.2 billion euros ($1.20 billion), the office reported, far less than a forecast surplus of 4 billion euros.

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The statistics office publishes a detailed table with more economic data.

($1 = 1.0032 euros)

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