Germany falls into recession

Germany's Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on the 13 November 2008 that Germany had officially plunged into recession after a steeper-than-expected fall in economic activity in the third quarter of 2008, dragging down the overall performance of the 15-country eurozone.

BBC News, 13.11.08: German economy now in recession http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7726162.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.11.08: Germany Officially Sinks Into Recession http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3788397,00.html

ESO: Background information: ‘Wise men’ predict flat German growth http://www.europeansources.info/record/wise-men-predict-flat-german-growth/

Destatis: Press Release, 13.11.08: First release of data on the economic performance in the 3rd quarter of 2008 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/PressReleases.html

Germany: Federal Statistical Office http://www.destatis.de/

France24, 13.11.08: German economy officially in recession http://www.france24.com/en/20081113-german-economy-officially-recession-financial-crisis-europe&navi=MONDE

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