Export figures fuel Berlin growth talk

Article reports that hopes are growing in Berlin that the German economy is set to emerge from its deep recession as industrial production stabilises and the country’s export engine begins to refire.

Figures issued in Jily 2009 showed exports rose 0.3% in May 2009 compared with the previous month. A 2.1% contraction in imports caused Germany’s trade surplus to widen to €10.3bn ($14.4bn, £8.8bn), its highest level since December 2008.

Deutsche Welle, 7.7.09: Surge in German orders boosts hopes of recovery http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4463826,00.html

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