German economy grows 0.6pc in Q4

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Feb 14 (AFP): The German economy, Europe's largest, grew 0.6 per cent between October and December, federal statistics authority Destatis said Wednesday.

After growth of 0.9 per cent in the first quarter, 0.6 per cent in the second, and 0.7 per cent in the third, expansion amounted to some 2.2 per cent over the full year, the statisticians added, confirming a preliminary estimate released in January.