BERLIN (Reuters) – The Germany grew by just 0.1% in the fourth quarter as a second wave of the new coronavirus almost stopped Europe’s largest economy in its tracks after a surging third-quarter recovery from the initial outbreak, official data showed on Friday.
A renewed lockdown at the end of last year hit private consumption, while goods exports and construction supported the economy, the Federal Statistics Office said. A Reuters poll had pointed to a 0.0% fourth quarter growth.
(Reporting by Paul Carrel; editing by Thomas Seythal)
