Berlin – In the first quarter of 2015, German imports from Italy fell by 1.8%, amounting to €20 billion. As reported by the Italian Trade Agency, Italy now occupies the fifth place among the top 20 supplier countries for Germany. Between January and May, there has been a significant increase in exports to Germany in the fields of electrical machinery (+ 2.8%), aluminum (+ 5.2%), footwear (+ 12.6%) and organic chemicals (+10.6%), while there is a rather negative trend concerning the export of iron and steel (-21.4%), pharmaceuticals (-23.4%) and dried fruit and nuts (-4.7%). Italian drinks and wines also registered a 4.14% decline. (9colonne)
