German exports rose by a healthy 9.2 percent on the month in May as an improving global economy stoked demand, while imports surged by an even stronger 14.8 percent, official data showed Thursday.
Germany, the world's second-biggest exporter after China, exported goods and services worth euro77.5 billion ($97.7 billion) in May, the Federal Statistical Office said. Imports totaled euro67.7 billion.
The monthly rise in exports beat economists' forecasts of a 4 percent climb. The month-on-month rise in imports was the strongest since the yardstick was introduced in 1990.
Exports were up 28.8 percent on the year _ the strongest rise in 10 years. …
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