China’s exports narrowly edged ahead of Germany’s in the 2009 first half, figures showed on Monday, in a fresh sign that Germany’s status as the world’s top exporter is at risk. China exported goods worth $521.7bn in the 2009 first half, while Germany’s total was $521.6bn, the WTO reported. However the likely value of German and Chinese exports for the full year will depend heavily on exchange rate movements in coming months.

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