By Maria Martinez
(Reuters) -German exports and industrial output fell more than expected in April as demand from the United States decreased following months of strong purchases in anticipation of U.S. tariffs.
German exports fell by 1.7% in April compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday.
The result compared with a 0.7% decrease forecast in a Reuters poll.
German industrial production fell by 1.4% in April compared to the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Friday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 1.0% fall.
German industrial orders unexpectedly rose 0.6% on the month in April, driven by strong domestic demand, official data showed on Thursday.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez in Berlin, Isabel Demetz and Ozan Ergenay in Gdansk, Editing by Friederike Heine)
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