World prices for raw materials (which constituted the bulk of German imports) were on the rise.

German northeastern European imports from 1934 to 1939 were as follows:

The washer, it turned out, was a German import.

But as Japan's economy soured, German imports, which peaked at 137,000 in 1990, began dropping.

A wide variety of bottled beers, including German imports, is also available.

Faster growth could mean more German imports and thus a lower trade surplus and less tension in foreign-exchange markets.

At the same time, West German imports rose 6.9 percent to $132.7 billion, from $124.1 billion.

An outraged Poland decided to exclude all German imports from its soil.

German imports increased 3.8 percent, to 55.38 billion marks, or $31.3 billion, while exports fell 3.9 percent.

Such was life for anyone who drove a 1950's German import called the Amphicar, the first amphibious vehicle sold to consumers.