BERLIN: German exports in April rose more sharply than expected and industrial output also increased at a surprisingly strong rate, in a sign that Europe's largest economy got off to a good start in the second quarter.
Seasonally-adjusted exports jumped by 1.9 percent on the month, while imports fell by 1.3 percent, widening the trade surplus to 22.3 billion euros, data from the Federal Statistics Office showed on Monday.
Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting exports to rise by only 0.1 percent and imports to increase by 0.5 on the month.
In another good sign for the German economy, industrial output rose by 0.9 percent in April, overshooting analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a rise of 0.5 percent.
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