Although its exports shrank, they have recovered quickly.
But it still means exports shrank in renminbi terms.
In the winter half of the year exports shrank, which is very unusual for the German economy..
Canada's exports shrank 4.7percentt in January, largely as a result of a decline in shipments of motor vehicles and parts to the United States, Statistics Canada reported.
The Commerce Department reported that the gap between imports and exports shrank to $39.9 billion, from a revised $41.6 billion in November, its lowest levels since 2003.
The trade deficit, a measure of the gap between imports and exports, shrank for a record sixth consecutive month in January, narrowing 9.8percenttoto $36 billion.
Growth skidded to 7.6percentt last quarter, off from 9.3percentt in the third quarter of 2007, and exports shrank in October for the first time in seven years.
During the second half of the 20th century, Britain's share of Australia's exports shrank from roughly two-fifths to only 5 percent, and the rise in Japan's share from less than 5 percent to one-fifth during the same period hinted at a direct supplanting.
Trade barriers sprang up between the two countries and Argentina, which had shipped 30percentt of its exports to Brazil, watched those exports shrink, helping to plunge the country into recession.
Meanwhile, the share of manufactured exports to merchandise exports dropped from 52.1 to 44.7 %, and the share of high-technology exports to manufactured exports also shrank from 14.8 to 13.5%%.
The survey showed new export orders shrank for the first time in a year.
