Germany exported commodities to the value of Euro 87.1 billion and imported commodities to the value of Euro 72.7 billion in April 2012. Hence, as further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional data, German exports increased by 3.4% and imports decreased by 1.0% in April 2012 on April 2011. Upon calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports decreased by 1.7% and imports by 4.8% compared with March 2012. The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of Euro 14.4 billion in April 2012. In April 2011, the surplus amounted to Euro 10.8 billion. In calendar and seasonally adjusted ... (full story)