(ANSA) - BERLIN, FEB 19 - Germany's trade surplus is
confirmed to be high, with 228.3 billion euros: this is what was
reported by the Statistics Office of Wiesbaden for 2018. In 2017
it was 247.9bn, whereas in 2016 the trade surplus amounted to
248.9bn (record high). China remains the most important partner
for Germany with a total trade turnover of 200bn euros, 6% more
than in 2017, the FAZ reported. The second biggest trading
partner is the Netherlands, with 189bn, up 8%. The US is the
third largest trading partner, with 178bn. ''Germany is for the
third consecutive time ahead of all the other countries'', said
the economist at the Ifo Institute Christian Grimme. The data
could become ''flammable material'', said the economic daily
newspaper Handelsblatt, about the ongoing tug-of-war on the
duties on German cars.(ANSA).
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