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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Phillip Inman

‘Ray of hope’: German economy grows 0.2% ending recession fears

A sculpture of the euro currency in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main
A euro sculpture in Frankfurt am Main. The German economy grew 0.2% in the last quarter. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Germany’s economy grew in the three months to the end of September, ending fears that Europe’s largest economy would slip back into recession.

Predictions that the German economy would shrink for a second consecutive quarter proved unfounded as gross domestic product increased by 0.2% in the third quarter after a 0.3% contraction in the previous quarter.

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