German exports rise by 1.9% in October

German exports in October increased by 1.9 percent year-on-year while imports decreased by 0.6 percent compared to October of last year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) revealed on Monday.

In October, Germany exported goods worth 119.5 billion euros ($132.2 billion) and imported goods for 98 billion euros, according to Destatis.

Compared to the previous month, German exports were up 1.2 percent and imports remained nearly unchanged.

German exports of goods to countries outside the European Union even increased by 4.6 percent.