Germanyexported commodities to the value of Euro 94.6 billion and imported commodities to the value of Euro 76.7 billion in June 2012. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports on the basis of provisional data that German exports hence increased by 7.4% and imports by 1.5% in June 2012 on June 2011. After calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports decreased by 1.5% and imports by 3.0% compared with May 2012. The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of Euro 17.9 billion in June 2012. In June 2011, the surplus had amounted to Euro 12.5 billion. In calendar and seasonally adjusted terms, the foreign trade ... (full story)