German economic growth drops sharply in 2012 to .7 from 3.0 in 2011

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1/15/13, "Germany's economic growth slows sharply in 2012," BBC

"The German economy grew by 0.7% in 2012, a sharp slowdown on the previous year, preliminary figures show.

The figure was well below the 3% growth seen in 2011 and suggests the economy contracted in the fourth quarter."...


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