Figures for the German electrical market 2018 - 1st half-year

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"For the first time ever, the 100 billion euro mark was exceeded in a half-year period," said ZVEI Chief Economist Dr. Andreas Gontermann at the presentation of the 2018 half-year figures for the electrical and electronics market. Industry exports to industrialized countries increased by 3.2% to 66 billion euros in the first half of the year. Exports to emerging markets grew twice as strongly - by 6.5% to 35.7 billion euros.