Germany's foreign trade weakens after strong start to 2023: Destatis

BERLIN, May 4 (Xinhua) -- German exports in March were down 5.2 percent on the previous month, while imports even declined by 6.4 percent, according to provisional figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Thursday.

"The declining figures are related to the strong start to the year," Dirk Jandura, president of the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA), said on T