German growth slows sharply in 2019 as trade disputes bite
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy grew by 0.6% in 2019, the weakest expansion rate since 2013 and a marked cooling from the previous year, as exporters in Europe's largest economy faced increased headwinds from trade disputes.The preliminary estimate, released on Wednesday by the Federal Statistics Office, was in line with a Reuters poll of analysts and followed growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.5% in 2018."This means that the German economy grew the tenth year in a row. This is..