India, April 7 -- Germany's exports grew the most in four months in February, while growth in imports eased notably, data from Destatis showed on Monday.

Exports grew 1.8 percent month-on-month in February, following nil growth in January. This was the fastest growth since November.

At the same time, imports advanced 0.7 percent on a monthly basis, slower than the 5.0 percent increase in January.

As a result, the trade surplus increased to EUR 17.7 billion from EUR 16.2 billion in January. However, this was below economists' forecast of EUR 18.4 billion.

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On a yearly basis, exports decreased 1.8 percent after a 1.3 percent fall. At the same time, growth...