German exports dropped for a fifth month in February, pushing Europeâs largest economy deeper into recession. Sales abroad, adjusted for working days and seasonal changes, fell 0.7 percent from January, when they slipped a revised 7.4 percent, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said today. Economists expected a 3.3 percent decline, according to the median of nine forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey. Exports fell 4 percent in December and 11 percent in November. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=a_pTPS0T8URQ&refer=economy