German Q3 GDP Rebounds At Faster Than Expected Rate
24 Novembre 2020 - 3:56AM
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Following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, the German
economy rebounded at a faster than expected pace in the third
quarter, offsetting a large part of the massive contraction in the
second quarter, revised data from Destatis revealed on Tuesday.
Gross domestic product grew 8.5 percent sequentially in the
third quarter, reversing the 9.8 percent decline in the second
quarter caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The third quarter GDP rate was revised up from 8.2 percent
estimated on October 30.
While the slump in the second quarter was less severe than in
most other eurozone countries, the rebound in the third quarter was
also less pronounced, Carsten Brzeski, an ING economist said.
With an extension and tightening of the second lockdown looming,
a double-dip is in the making, the economist added.
On a yearly basis, calendar-adjusted GDP was 4 percent lower
than in the same period last year, but slower than the 11.3 percent
contraction posted in the second quarter.
The statistical office revised the third quarter GDP from -4.3
percent.
Price-adjusted GDP dropped 3.9 percent versus -11.3 percent in
the second quarter and -4.1 percent fall initially estimated for
the third quarter.
The expenditure-side breakdown of GDP showed that household
spending, investment and exports underpinned the robust
recovery.
Household spending advanced 10.8 percent from the previous
quarter, reversing an 11.1 percent fall in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, government spending growth slowed to 0.8 percent from
2.2 percent.
Gross fixed capital formation gained 3.6 percent, in contrast to
a 6.6 percent decrease in the prior quarter.
Exports surged 18.1 percent after declining 20.5 percent in the
preceding period. At the same time, imports were up 9.1 percent,
following a 15.9 percent drop in the prior quarter.
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