Germany only just avoided falling into recession in the first three months of this year.<br /><br />That was thanks to a rise in private consumption which compensated for declines in both exports and investment.<br /><br />GDP grew by 0.1 percent, significantly less than the 0.3 percent that economists had forecast.<br /><br />However German business morale did improve far more than expected in May.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
