Friday, December 13, 2024

"German exports fall more than expected in October"

A quick hit from Reuters via Investing.com, December 13:

German exports fell more than expected in October, an indication that the long-awaited recovery in external demand has been delayed.

Exports fell by 2.8% compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday.

The result went beyond the 2% decrease forecast in a Reuters poll.

The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of 13.4 billion euros ($14.02 billion) in October, down from 16.9 billion euro the previous month and 18.9 billion euros in October 2023....

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