Germany loses top exporter crown to China (AP)

BERLIN (AP) -- German data show that the country's exports to China rose by 7 percent last year despite an overall decline that saw it lose its status as the world's biggest exporter to the rising Asian power....

China overtook Germany as the world's top exporter after December exports jumped 17.7 percent for their first increase in 14 months, data showed Sunday, in another sign of China's rise as a global economic force.

China is now the world's leading exporter ahead of Germany, trade figures released on Friday by the German national statistics office showed.In the 11 months from January to November, Chinese exports reached a total value of 1.07 trillion dollars, while German exports amounted to 734.6 billion euros, or 1.05 trillion dollars, the data showed.In November, the German trade surplus nonetheless climbed to 17.2 billion euros, according to seasonally corrected figures from the Destatis service, from 13.6 billion in October amid a pick up in global trade.

China overtook Germany as the world's top exporter after December exports jumped 17.7 percent for their first increase in 14 months.

China has overtaken Germany as the world's biggest exporter after December exports rose 17.7 percent despite weak global demand.

China's exports surged 21 percent on-year in January, the government said Wednesday, after figures showed the Asian giant had overtaken Germany as the world's leading exporter in 2009.Exports totalled 109.475 billion dollars for the month, solidifying the turnaround recorded in December, according to figures released by the General Administration of Customs.The figure however showed a 16.3 percent drop month-on-month.China's trade surplus reached 14.17 billion dollars in January, the figures showed.

China's exports surged 17.7 percent in December to snap a 13-month falling streak, state television said on Sunday, cementing the Asian power's new status as the world's biggest exporter.Exports hit 130.7 billion dollars during the month, bringing the full-year export figure to 1.20 trillion dollars, China Central Television said, quoting figures from the General Administration of Customs.Data out of Germany last week showed that China overtook Europe's biggest economy in November to become the world's top exporting nation.

China's exports surged 17.7 percent in December to snap a 13-month falling streak, state television said on Sunday, cementing the Asian power's new status as the world's biggest exporter.Exports hit 130.7 billion dollars during the month, bringing the full-year export figure to 1.20 trillion dollars, China Central Television said, quoting figures from the General Administration of Customs.Data out of Germany last week showed that China overtook Europe's biggest economy in November to become the world's top exporting nation.