German exports and imports slumped in April, posting their biggest declines since 1990 as the coronavirus crisis slashed demand, adding to a gloomy outlook for Europe's biggest economy, data showed on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of a container terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
Many economists believe the pandemic will push the German economy into its biggest decline since the end of World War Two in the second quarter. Economists polled by Reuters had expected exports to fall by 15.6% and saw imports down 16%. The trade surplus was expected to come in at 10.0 billion euros.
“The road out of the corona trough is long, rocky and above all uncertain, especially for foreign trade,” he said.
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