The German economy continues its growth trend. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) already in its first release of 15 November 2011, provisional results show that the gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.5% – upon price, seasonal and calendar adjustment – in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the second quarter. Also, the result for the second quarter of 2011 has been corrected upwards to +0.3%. The upswing of the German economy thus continued in the course of 2011, following the strong growth at the beginning of the year (+1.3% in the first quarter), with the growth rate slightly increasing ... (full story)