German Exports Increased on Emerging Market Demand

German exports increased in November as demand from emerging markets helped Europe’s largest economy weather the region’s sovereign debt crisis.

Exports, adjusted for working days and seasonal changes, rose 0.5 percent from October, when they dropped 1.3 percent, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said today. Economists had forecast a gain of 1 percent, according to the median of eight estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. Imports increased 4.1 percent from October, when they rose 0.1 percent.