German exports slipped 0.8 percent while imports fell 5.7 percent in July
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Imports did most of the work.
Germany's calendar and seasonally adjusted goods exports fell 0.8 percent from June to 138.2bn euros in July, the Federal Statistical Office said Tuesday. Imports dropped 5.7 percent to 116.9bn euros. The trade surplus widened to 21.3bn euros from 15.4bn euros.
Exports to the United States rose 19.1 percent to 14.4bn euros. Shipments to China fell 9.5 percent to 5.6bn euros, while imports from China dropped 7.5 percent to 15.2bn euros.
The figures are provisional. Destatis says the early release cannot explain the movements in total trade or with individual countries.
