... including re-exports, rose by 3.9% year-on-year to 136.8 billion euros between January and October 2014. At 83.2 billion euros (+3.4%), just under two thirds of all industry exports were still sold in Europe. Most exports went to China: at 12.3 billion euros, the People's Republic absorbed 15.9% more electrical exports from Germany, replacing the USA as the largest customer to date. Exports to the USA rose by 3.2% to 11.3 billion euros. France remained the third largest sales market: At 9.5 billion euros, the export volume rose by 2.9%. The ZVEI is hoping for strong impetus for the German electrical industry from ...