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A preliminary survey published on Monday showed business activity contracted in Germany in July, raising the possibility of a recession in the second half of the year. The Hamburg Mercantile Bank’s composite purchasing managers’ index released by Standard & Poor’s Global fell to 48.3 in July from 50.6 in June, …

Inflation rose in Germany in June, snapping a steady decline since the beginning of the year. Data from the Federal Statistical Office on Tuesday showed consumer prices, harmonized to facilitate comparison with other countries in the European Union, rose 6.8 percent year-on-year in June. Core inflation, which strips out volatile …

Data from Germany’s Federal Labor Office showed on Friday that the country’s unemployment rate rose more-than-expected in June. The office said that the number of unemployed increased by 28 thousand people in light of seasonal adjustments to reach 2.61 million people. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected an increase of …

German inflation rose more-than-expected in June, snapping an extended decline since the start of the year. Preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office on Thursday showed consumer prices, which are harmonized to make it easier to compare them with other countries in the European Union, rose 6.8 percent year-on-year in …

Germany’s federal statistics office said on Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 7.6 percent year-on-year in April, confirming earlier preliminary data. The bureau added that the index rose 0.6 percent compared to March.

Data on Friday showed that the German economy slowed in the first quarter, as higher exports and capital investment offset a decline in government and household consumption. The Federal Statistics Office said the gross domestic product was unchanged on a quarterly basis. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected growth of …

Data on Tuesday showed a much bigger-than-expected rise in German exports in February, thanks to strong demand from the United States and China, marking their biggest increase in 10 months. The Federal Statistical Office said exports increased 4 percent compared to the previous month. A Reuters poll had forecast a …

GfK’s forward-looking consumer sentiment index for April rose to -29.5 from a revised -30.6 in March, coming in a touch below consensus expectations of -29.2. The headline expectations index fell to 3.7 from 6.0, while the income expectations index improved to -24.3 from -27.3. The propensity to buy index ticked …

Data on Friday showed German exports grew more than expected in January, rising 2.1 percent month-on-month after declining in December, thanks to strong demand from the United States and Britain. A Reuters poll had expected exports to rise 1.5 percent month on month. The data showed that exports to the …

Inflation in Germany, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stayed unchanged at 8.7% on a yearly basis in February. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 8.5%. On a monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.8%. Meanwhile, the annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), …