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World Business Report: First broadcast 07/02/2024 15:32 GMT : Worries over Germany's economy

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First broadcast 07/02/2024 15:32 GMT 

First broadcast 07/02/2024 15:32 GMT : Worries over Germany's economy

Worries over Germany's economy

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Worries over Germany's economy

New data shows Germany's industrial production fell more than expected in December

New data shows industrial production in Germany fell more than expected in December, the seventh monthly decline in a row.

New economic data shows industrial production in Germany fell more than expected in December.  It is the seventh monthly decline in a row, highlighting weakness in the backbone of Europe's largest economy. It comes on the day more than 100,000 passengers have been affected  at Germany’s main airline due to a strike over pay by ground staff.

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