Latest data released by Destatis - 9 March 2018

  • Prior +EUR 18.2bn; revised to +EUR 18.1bn
  • Current account balance +EUR 22.0bn vs +EUR 17.2bn expected
  • Prior +EUR 27.8bn; revised to +EUR 28.8bn
  • Exports m/m -0.5% vs +0.3% expected
  • Imports m/m -0.5% vs -0.1% expected

A mild drop in both exports and imports on the month, but overall trade balance figures remain as expected based on seasonality factors.

Nothing else to get from the report really. Euro unphased by the data release, as expected.