... The export business with China (-4.2%) and the EU-28 (-5.2%) developed worse than the average. In contrast, deliveries to the USA (-2.5%) and Russia (-0.2%) were slightly better on average. Exports of German machinery increased in particular to Turkey (+12.4%) and South Korea (+13.3%). There were also increases in less important regions: North Africa (+35 percent), the rest of Africa (+9 percent) and Central America (+7 percent).