Exports Imports Trade Balance
– August – – August – – August –
%mom %mom E Bln (sa) E Bln (nsa)
Median Forecast 1.0 -0.4 10.0 8.8
High forecast 2.0 0.0 12.0 9.0
Low forecast 0.5 -0.8 9.5 8.5
Previous period -1.8 -0.3 10.1 10.4
Number of responses
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Barclays Cap. N/A N/A 9.9 N/A
BNP Paribas N/A N/A 9.5 N/A
Capital Economics N/A N/A 11.0 N/A
Citi 0.8 -0.8 11.5 N/A
Commerzbank 0.5 N/A N/A N/A
DZ Bank N/A N/A N/A 9.0
HSBC N/A N/A 10.0 N/A
LBBW N/A N/A N/A 8.5
Morgan Stanley 0.9 N/A 10.0 N/A
Nomura N/A N/A N/A N/A
Soc. Generale 2.0 0.0 12.0 N/A
Standard Chartered 1.0 N/A N/A N/A
West LB 2.0 N/A N/A N/A
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* Median is based on above forecasts and is not intended to represent
a consensus.
The survey was conducted on Friday, October 7.
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$GDS$,M$G$$$,M$XDS$,M$X$$$]