German exports rise more than expected in April
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at a terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo/File Photo
(Reuters) - German exports rose by 1.6% in April compared with the previous month, the second straight month of gains, data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday.
The result compared with a forecast 1.1% increase in a Reuters poll.
The monthly gains were driven by exports to China, up 0.8% to 8.4 billion euros ($9.15 billion), and the United Kingdom, up 15.4% to 7.4 billion euros.
Imports gained 1.9% month-on-month.The statistics office publishes more detailed economic data on its website.
($1 = 0.9183 euros)
(Reporting by Eva Orsolya Papp and Ludwig Burger, editing by Andrey Sychev)
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