Germany April trade balance €3.2 billion vs €11.6 billion expected

Destatis June 09

FX
  • Prior €17.4 billion
  • Current account balance €7.7 billion
  • Prior €24.4 billion; revised to billion
  • Exports -24.0% vs -15.6% m/m expected
  • Prior -11.8%; revised to -11.7%
  • Imports -16.5% vs -16% m/m expected
  • Prior -5.1%; revised to -5.0%

Trade surplus narrows considerably. It will be interesting to see what happens with May's data when the lockdowns were at their peak. Biggest decline since 1990. Ouch.

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