Germany’s economy hit by steepest decline on record

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The Covid-19 outbreak has led to a record contraction for Europe’s largest economy. Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 11.3 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year.

In addition to the record year-on-year decline, figures released by the German statistics office on Tuesday show that the country’s GDP fell by 9.7 percent quarter-on-quarter.

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