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Article: WEST GERMANY NOW WORLD'S TOP EXPORTER REGAINS LEADERSHIP OVER UNITED STATES DURING FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1990
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 2, 1990
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WASHINGTON - West Germany was the world's biggest exporter
for the first three months of 1990, regaining its leadership over
the United States, the International Monetary Fund reported
yesterday.
West Germany increased its exports to $99.8 billion, up more
than 18 percent over the first quarter of last year. The US
increase of nearly 10 percent brought its total to $97.2 billion.
In 1989, the United States regained first place with $364
billion worth of exports compared to West Germany's $341 billion.
West Germany first forged ahead in 1986.
Experts say the economic unification of West Germany and East
Germany, which officially began Sunday, could put the united
Germany ahead ...