German Imports Exceeded Exports in 2021 Trade With Russia: Stats Office

German Imports Exceeded Exports in 2021 Trade With Russia: Stats Office
Containers are seen at the loading terminal Altenwerder in the harbour of Hamburg, Germany on Feb. 3, 2016. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
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BERLIN— German imports from Russia exceeded exports last year because prices for imported crude oil and natural gas had risen sharply, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday.

In the prior year, Germany had attained its first export surplus with Russia since 1993, the office added.