BERLIN German exports fell in July as global demand continues to falter, data from the federal statistics office showed on Monday.

German exports fell in July by 0.9% on the previous month. A Reuters poll had predicted a month-on-month decrease of -1.5%.

The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of 15.9 billion euros ($17.15 billion) in July, down from a 18.7 billion euros the previous month.

German exports expectations have deteriorated slightly due to weak foreign demand, an Ifo survey showed in August.

($1 = 0.9273 euros)

(Rerpoting by Maria Martinez, Writing by Friederike Heine, editing by Alex Richardson)