Germany exported commodities to the value of Euro 98.5 billion and imported commodities to the value of Euro 82.7 billion in October 2012. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports on the basis of provisional data that German exports hence increased by 10.6% and imports by 6.0% in October 2012 on October 2011. After calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports increased by 0.3% and imports by 2.5% compared with September 2012. The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of Euro 15.8 billion in October 2012. In October 2011, the surplus had amounted to Euro 11.0 billion. In calendar and seasonally adjusted ... (full story)