German GDP to fall 6%, says central bank

Germany’s economy will contract by more than 6% in 2009, the Bundesbank warned on the 5 June 2009 after admitting the severity of the country’s recession had taken it aback.

Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank http://www.bundesbank.de/index.en.php

Deutsche Bundesbank: Press Release, 5.6.09: New Bundesbank projection: Sharp recession in 2009, slight recovery in 2010 http://www.bundesbank.de/download/presse/pressenotizen/2009/20090605.prognose.en.php

Deutsche Welle, 5.6.09: Bundesbank: German economy will stagnate through 2010 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4306735,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 5.6.09: German Economy to Contract by 6.2 Percent http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,628805,00.html

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