German mechanical engineering 2016Exports rise to 156 billion euros
Last year, machines worth a total of 155.9 billion euros were exported from Germany - a small increase of 0.2% on the previous year. Europe remains the most important sales region.
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</xml><![endif]--></p><p>Dr. Ralph Wiechers is cautiously optimistic for 2017: "In the current year, some negative factors such as the development of commodity prices will lessen in their impact."</p> © VDMA

