The German economy suffered a slight dip at the end of 2011: compared with the previous quarter, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German economy grew by 3.0% (in calendar-adjusted terms: 3.1%) over the entire year of 2011. This is in line with the first calculation of January this year. When compared with a year earlier, the gross domestic product also rose in the fourth quarter of 2011: the price-adjusted GDP was 1.5% higher than in the ... (full story)