--German Dec prov current acct -15.3 bln DM vs -4.9 bln DM in Nov
--German Jan-Dec trade surplus at 109 bln DM vs 127.5 in 1999
--German Jan-Dec current acct -57.4 bln DM vs -5.9 bln DM in 1999

By BridgeNews
Frankfurt--Feb. 13--Germany's trade surplus in December reached a provisional 2.1 billion Deutsche marks, compared with a revised 8.9-billion-mark surplus in November, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said Tuesday. The German December current account deficit measured 15.3 billion marks, compared with a revised 4.9-billion-mark deficit in November.
* * * A BridgeNews and Bridge Fokus Deutschland survey among analysts predicted a 6.5-billion-mark trade surplus and a 6.4-billion-mark current account deficit.