Solid German growth gives Merkel election tailwind
GDP in Q2 up 0.6 per cent from the previous quarter - the 12th consecutive quarterly growth
Berlin
STRONG household and state spending consolidated Germany's role as the eurozone's growth engine in the second quarter, helping Chancellor Angela Merkel to burnish her economic credentials less than six weeks before an election.
Tuesday's data is the last major growth figures to be published before the Sept 24 vote, in which Mrs Merkel is seeking to win a fourth term.
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