Germany's exports growth eased more-than-expected in April and imports dropped for the first time in three months, data released by Destatis revealed on Wednesday.
Exports rose only 0.3 percent month-on-month in April, after a 1.3 percent rise in March. Economists had forecast a monthly growth of 0.5 percent.
Meanwhile, imports declined 1.7 percent in April reversing a 7.1 percent rise in the previous month. This was bigger than the economists' forecast of -1.1 percent.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.