12 June 2001, 10:17  Germany posts April current account surplus above forecast

--German Apr prov trade surplus 10.2 bln DM vs 17.4 bln in Mar
--German Apr prov current acct +2.9 bln DM vs +6.2 bln in Mar
--German Jan-Apr trade surplus at 49.0 bln DM vs 40.8 in 2000
--German Jan-Apr current acct +1.4 bln DM vs -1.7 bln in 2000

Frankfurt, June 12 (BridgeNews) - Germany's trade surplus in April reached a provisional 10.2 billion Deutsche marks, compared with an revised 17.4 billion-mark surplus in March, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said Tuesday. The German April current account surplus measured 2.9 billion marks, compared with an revised 6.2-billion-mark surplus in March.
* * * BridgeNews and Bridge Fokus Deutshcland survey among analysts predicted a 11.7 billion Deutsche marks trade surplus and a 0.1 billion marks current account surplus.

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