--German Jan prov current acct -10.3 bln DM vs -15.3 bln in Dec
--German Jan current acct -10.3 bln DM vs -13.2 Jan 2000
--German Jan trade surplus at 8.7 bln DM vs 5.8 bln Jan 2000

Frankfurt, March 13 (BridgeNews) - Germany's trade surplus in January reached a provisional 8.7 billion Deutsche marks, compared with a revised 2.1 billion-mark surplus in December, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said Tuesday. The German January provisional current account deficit measured 10.3 billion marks, compared with an revised 15.3-billion-mark deficit in December.
* * * BridgeNews and Bridge Fokus Deutschland survey among analysts predicted a 3.8 billion Deutsche marks trade surplus and a 13.8 billion marks current account deficit in January.