Germany's exports growth accelerated in June despite supply chain disruptions, while the growth in imports slowed from May, official data from Destatis revealed on Monday.
Exports grew 1.3 percent month-on-month in June, following May's revised 0.4 percent increase. The rate was expected to climb 0.4 percent after 0.3 percent growth initially estimated for May.
Meanwhile, growth in imports eased notably to 0.6 percent from 3.4 percent. Economists had forecast the monthly growth to slow to 0.5 percent.
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