Hamburg Shuns U.S. ‘Nonsense’ as Exports Power Growth

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Hamburg, the port city that sends 1 million tons of goods to foreign markets each week, has a reply to those who say Germany’s economy is too reliant on exports.

“Nonsense,” said Frank Horch, the city’s Chamber of Commerce president, in a June 24 interview in the offices of the 345-year-old trade group. “You cannot say Germany has to stop exports, it makes no sense. Germany was born out of this.”