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German October trade surplus narrows as U.S. friction bites

Containers are loaded onto a container ship at a shipping terminal in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo (Reuters)

BERLIN (Reuters) - German imports grew faster than exports in October, narrowing the trade surplus as trade friction with the United States slows the traditional growth engine in Europe's largest economy.

The Federal Statistics Office said on Monday seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.7 percent on the month, less than a 1.3 percent rise in imports. That meant the trade surplus narrowed to 17.3 billion euros (15.46 billion pounds) from 17.7 billion.

A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to a 0.5 percent rise in exports and a 0.4 percent increase in imports.

(Writing by Paul Carrel; editing by Thomas Seythal)