Economics
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Germany’s industrial slump worsened at the start of 2019, dragging the euro-area economy into its worst performance in more than five years.
IHS Markit’s monthly index showed manufacturing in Germany shrank for the first time in four years. In the euro area it barely grew, and a broader measure of activity dropped to the weakest since 2013.