Economics

Germany Reports Its Slowest Economic Growth in Six Years

GDP rose 0.6% in 2019, matching economists’ median estimate
Official fourth-quarter report due to be published on Feb. 14

WATCH: Is Germany over the worst of its slump?Source: Bloomberg

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By Carolynn Look, Chris Reiter, and Iain Rogers

January 15, 2020 at 9:03 AM UTC

Updated on

January 15, 2020 at 10:05 AM UTC

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Germany’s economy made a slight recovery in the fourth quarter, ending a year in which manufacturing took a battering and the country was dragged to the brink of a recession.