FRANKFURT: Germany’s trade surplus beat expectations to shrink only slightly in June after a return to growth in exports, official figures showed on Tuesday.

The trade surplus is watched closely as a gauge of an economy’s strength, and had shrunk unexpectedly in May as Germany sold less abroad.

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