German economy sees 'record' growth of 2.2%
13:54, 13 August 2010
BERLIN. August 13. KAZINFORM The German economy grew by 2.2% in the three months to the end of June, its fastest quarterly growth in more than 20 years, official figures show; Kazinform refers to BBC.
"Such quarter-on-quarter growth has never been recorded before in reunified Germany," the national statistics office, Destatis, said.
The main reason for the higher-than-expected growth was strong exports, helped by a weaker euro.
Separate figures showed that the French economy grew by 0.6% in the quarter.
This compares with growth of 0.2% in the first three months of the year, INSEE said.
Meanwhile, the Spanish economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter, compared with growth of 0.1% in the previous three months, its National Statistics Institute said.
Growth figures for the rest of the eurozone will be published later; Kazinform cites BBC.
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