Economics

German Third-Quarter Growth Got Hamstrung by Investment Slump

  • GDP increased 1.7%, weaker than initial 1.8% reading
  • Both investment spending and foreign trade suffered in period
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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The German economy expanded less than initially reported in the third quarter, hampered by a drop in investment spending.