Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:39:41 GMT
German economy rose 0.4% in Q4
Economic growth in Germany was affirmed at 0.4% in the last quarter of 2013, as it was initially predicted in January. In July-September quarter, GDP added 0.3%. The largest contribution to growth was done by investment, which increased 1.4%. Moreover, trade balance added 1.1% to the GDP increase. At the same time, inventories declined 0.8%, while government expenditures remained unchanged.